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
Tory conference latest: Maternity pay is 'excessive', Badenoch argues
As the Conservative Party's first annual conference in opposition since 2009 gets under way in Birmingham, we spoke to all four candidates vying for the leadership. Scroll down for live coverage of day one of the conference.
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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 Kemi Badenoch
Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has said maternity pay has "gone too far" and the government needed to interfere less in peoples' lives. Speaking to Times Radio, Badenoch said statutory maternity pay,
Statutory maternity pay is ‘excessive’, suggests Kemi Badenoch
Statutory maternity pay is “excessive” and the red tape around the benefit has “gone too far”, Kemi Badenoch has suggested.
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.
Maternity pay has gone too far, says Badenoch
Speaking to Times Radio, Badenoch said statutory maternity pay, set up to support mothers for 39 weeks after having a baby, is a "function of tax", calling it "excessive". The shadow business secretary did not say what she thought the right level of maternity pay should be,
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