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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
Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject Badenoch’s stance on maternity pay – politics live
Leadership rivals Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject her comments, as row over her ‘excessive’ claim escalates. Early evening summary 18:38 Kemi Badenoch has had an awkward start to a party conference that may determine whether or not she can become party leader.
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, set up to support mothers for 39 weeks after having a baby, is a "function of tax", calling it "excessive".
Kemi Badenoch says ‘of course’ she believes in maternity pay after appearing to call it 'excessive'
Kemi Badenoch says ‘of course’ she believes in maternity pay after appearing to call it 'excessive' - The Tory leadership hopeful said that ‘contrary to what some have said’ she does support maternity
Kemi Badenoch insists she believes in maternity pay after ‘excessive’ remark sparks backlash
Kemi Badenoch insists she believes in maternity pay after ‘excessive’ remark sparks backlash - Tory leadership contender said government was doing ‘too much’ on statutory maternity pay, before quickly
Badenoch says she ‘of course’ believes in maternity pay
Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has said she does “believe in maternity pay” after previously describing it as “excessive”.Ms Badenoch said on X that “contrary to what some have said”,
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
UK politics live: Kemi Badenoch says maternity pay ‘excessive’ as Rosie Duffield launches attack on Starmer
Kemi Badenoch has sparked controversy after describing maternity pay as “excessive” and calling for greater personal responsibility. In an interview with Times Radio, the Tory leadership hopeful argued that government intervention on issues like the maternity benefit had gone “too far”,
Kemi Badenoch says UK maternity pay benefits are ‘excessive’ – politics live
There was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies’. Kemi Badenoch remains the clear favourite amongst Tory members to be next leader, according to the latest survey of members from the ConservativeHome website.
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.
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Kemi is right – excessive regulation hurts everyone, including mothers
Oh pull the other one. No, Kemi Badenoch does not want to abolish maternity pay or drag us back to the 1970s. Her comments ...
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Israel should be ‘congratulated’ for Hassan Nasrallah assassination, Kemi Badenoch says
Benjamin Netanyahu should be “congratulated” for assassinating the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Kemi Badenoch has said, as ...
The Canary
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Badenoch’s BBC bomb: ‘horror show’ on Kuenssberg, Kemi desperately vies for attention
Kemi Badenoch did everything she could to attract attention, and fair play to her, she was all anyone could talk about for ...
GB News on MSN
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'We talk right and govern left!' Kemi Badenoch vows to crack down on 'free speech boundaries' and 'messy' Tory legislation
Kemi Badenoch has vowed to crack down on "free speech boundaries" as she criticised the "messy" legislation put in place by ...
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Badenoch and Jenrick at odds on tackling immigration
As the Tories begin their party conference in Birmingham, two of the leadership contenders lay out their proposals on ...
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Politics latest: Kemi Badenoch will 'not let people punch' her; Robert Jenrick defends donation
As the Conservative Party's first annual conference in opposition since 2009 gets under way in Birmingham, we spoke to all ...
Politics
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Kemi Badenoch: Conservative Party didn’t deserve to win the general election
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservative Party under Rishi Sunak’s leadership did not deserve to win the general election on 5 ...
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Not all cultures equally valid, says Kemi Badenoch
Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has said "not all cultures are equally valid" when it comes to deciding who should be ...
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