Kemi Badenoch sparks Tory leadership row
Kemi Badenoch sparks Tory leadership row after ‘excessive’ maternity pay remarks
Tory leadership contender has caused consternation at the Tory conference after claiming the government was doing ‘too much’ on statutory maternity pay, before quickly backtracking
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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.
Maternity pay has gone too far, says Badenoch
We need to have more personal responsibility - there was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies." Badenoch later said that sh
Badenoch stresses her belief in maternity pay following backlash
Robert Jenrick said that the party should be ‘firmly on the side of parents’ in the wake of Ms Badenoch’s interview.
Kemi Badenoch rows back on her comments over maternity pay after backlash
Conservative leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch has said she does believe in maternity pay hours after calling on people to have ‘more personal responsibility’ over the benefit. The former business secretary told Times Radio this morning: ‘There was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies.
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