Kemi Badenoch has defended her remarks about maternity pay, claiming they have been 'misrepresented' during the Tory leadership race. The shadow housing secretary insisted that she believes maternity pay is 'a good thing' and not 'excessive', despite earlier comments on Times Radio suggesting otherwise.
Kemi Badenoch has said her remarks about maternity pay have been 'misrepresented', as she called for an 'honest campaign' for the Tory leadership. The first day of the Conservative Party conference saw a row erupt over comments made by the shadow housing secretary, where she appeared to call the current level of the benefit 'excessive'.
' Ms Badenoch first made her remarks about maternity pay on Times Radio, saying the benefit was a 'function of tax'. 'Tax comes from people who are working, we're taking from one group of people and giving to another,' she added. 'This, in my view, is excessive.
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