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A campaigning MP has made a last-ditch plea to the Prime Minister and Chancellor to change their minds and scrap child burial charges.

Carolyn Harris has pressurised Mrs May and Philip Hammond in a two-year campaign backed by the Sunday Mirror.

With the Spring Statement on Tuesday, she wrote asking the Chancellor to vow he will stop heartbroken parents having to pay for their children’s burials.

Mrs Harris said: “You have the opportunity to do the right thing.

“For a relatively modest financial commitment you could make a considerable difference to parents when they need it most.

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“We need to ensure no more families face the uncertainty of debt when already struggling to cope with the loss of a child.”

The annual bill for 5,000 funerals is £10million – which we want the Government to pay.

Some councils charge thousands of pounds for the burials in what is a postcode lottery.

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Prices for graves can range from £125 to £4,000 in areas a few miles apart.

The average cost to councils to end fees would be £22,000 each.

Leeds has become the latest city to scrap the charges. Manchester got rid of them in April 2017.