“To be frank, I feel guilty at not being able to give the children as much time as I would have wanted alongside the pressures of the job.” 

Jonathan Reynolds is a husband and dad. He’s also the member of parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde in the UK. He recorded his postcard on 28 May.

Juggling full time work, homeschooling and your children’s welfare during the pandemic is stressful for any parent. Jonathan is also Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, a brief he took on during the lockdown period. 

This has led to a manic pace of increased constituency casework and scrutinising the governments response to the increasingly precarious employment landscape. 

In this postcard, he talks about that juggling act and the uncertainty that lies ahead.