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Kemi Badenoch , former UK business secretary and Conservative Party leadership candidate, takes part in a radio interview on the opening day of the Conservative Party annual conference in Birmingham.has insisted she does not think statutory maternity pay is “excessive” as a row over her views overshadowed the first day of the Tories’ annual conference.She later said she had been “misrepresented” as she was forced to clarify her stance.
Asked by McCann is she believed maternity pay was excessive, Badenoch replied: “I think it’s gone too far the other way in terms of general business regulation.” The former women and equalities later posted on X: “Contrary to what some have said, I clearly said the burden of regulation on businesses had gone too far… of course I believe in maternity pay! Watch the clip for the truth.”In a further post, with an accompanying video, she said: “Of course maternity pay isn’t excessive…no mother of 3 kids thinks that.
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