Population decline: Do we need to start having more babies?

The latest stats show more people are dying in the UK than being born - and it's a trend being replicated in developed nations around the world.

Is it time for politicians to tell us to have more babies?

[chickenandchips]

we can’t even afford to feed ourself, never mind kids

[ChimaChuks-wm]

How are kids going to be raised. When you can barely feed and house yourself

[yerdadsellsavon]

Unaffordable, government needs to make it so

[staffiemama]

I've had 4 children, but only 1 has had a child, the rest of my children now adults don't want any.

[gensotenno]

The problem's if you have more babies, you pay more.

[zipuphiccup]

I can't even afford my inner child let alone a real one

[zeideerskine]

As long as you have billionaires you should not have children especially not with billionnaires.

[adw]

8 billion people but still not enough? You want how many? 100 billion?

[AbhilashaThisisnotutopia-yv]

Low birth rates are good for the environment

[FallenAngelEnemy]

Because babies are expensive. If the government wanna help pay for them then they can tell us to have more babies

[kse]

Imagine doing that to someone... bringing them into this 🤡🌎

[bruceclarke]

yes we should and stop demonizing people that do...

[vehicleturningleft]

for the there is no way on earth i am going to fund other people to have children and then fund their children, especially when i cannot afford dating or friends and therefore cannot afford a family or a home of my own

[GrandpaVince]

To be on TV with that haircut suggests severe disregard for acceptable hair

[hivemistressherguineapigfa]

We have 8 billion people on the planet. No we don't!😂

[joneseskid]

I don't this is the time to bring children into this world, it's in a terrible mess.

[BlueAngel]

Where are these kids going to live? In shipping containers or dangerous private mega HMOs? How will they support themselves? DWP Workfare Placements or Temp Zero Hour jobs?

[fionay]

Well Kemi said maternity pay is excessive??

[wamteng]

Isn't it strange that everytime Labour is in power, they always want to increased teenage pregnancy numbers?

[IeuanBevan.]

I can't even afford my TV licence, let alone turn the TV on in the first place because the power bill is so high😂