There was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies’. Badenoch confirms she is not opposed to principle of maternity pay, as row over her 'excessive' claim escalates 14:10 Kemi Badenoch has put a post on social media saying she backs the principle of maternity pay.

Kemi Badenoch says maternity pay ‘excessive’ as Rosie Duffield launches attack on Starmer - Badenoch suggests current maternity leave pay may be too generous at the Conservative Party conference

Kemi Badenoch says she is not opposed to principle of maternity pay, as row over her ‘excessive’ claim escalates