Lucy Powell MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Childcare and Children, responding to a British Chamber of Commerce report calling for a step-change in childcare support for families said:   “The BCC is right to recognise how the soaring cost of childcare is adding to David Cameron’s cost-of-living crisis and the role business has in championing better childcare. Under David Cameron, childcare costs have risen by 30 per cent and early years places have plummeted, making it harder for families to find and afford childcare.   “Labour will expand free childcare for working parents with three and four year olds from 15 to 25 hours per week freeing mums trapped out of the labour market and helping families with the cost-of-living crisis. We’ll also introduce a Primary Childcare Guarantee to help parents manage before and after school care so they can better balance work and family life.”​   Ends