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.

After David Cameron’s resignation following the 2016 Brexit referendum, four Conservative MPs served as prime minister – Mrs May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. The shortest among their terms in office was Ms Truss’s, who stayed in Number 10 for fewer than 50 days.

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

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