'I don't want to be at home with young babies, breastfeeding and changing nappies,' he said. 'That is not my function in life.
'This bonding stuff is rubbish. Men tend to bond with their children when they are walking, talking, following football - then we have something to say to them.'
He continued: 'What are men doing on the delivery ward? Once the contractions kick you are entirely bloody irrelevant.'