Wanna hear the one about the low-paid dad who took paternity leave?

MPs will tell ‘dad jokes’ in parliament to highlight ‘real joke’ of UK paternity leave, which is a class issue

Toe-curlingly bad jokes (“I’m reading a book about anti-gravity, it’s impossible to put down”) are not the preserve of fathers, but as a demographic, dads are widely recognised for their unique comic talents.

Which is why on Thursday, dozens of MPs, many of them dad-joke specialists, will tell groan-worthy gags in the House of Commons to highlight the “real joke” of paternity leave in the UK.

Winner: I gave my handyman a to-do list, but he only finished items one, three and five. Turns out he only does odd jobs.

Runner-up one: I went shopping and someone threw a block of cheese at me. I said: “That’s not very mature.”

Runner-up two: When I was a young boy I wanted to be a Gregorian monk. But I never got the chants.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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