Kemi Badenoch faced backlash at the Tory party conference this weekend over comments she made about statutory maternity pay.
The Tory leadership contender initially claimed on Sunday that it was “excessive,” adding that the Government was doing “too much” on statutory maternity pay.
Badencoh told Times Radio: “Tax comes from people who are working: we’re taking from one group of people and giving to another. This, in my view, is excessive.”
Badenoch backtracked on the comments, though they were seized upon by leadership rivals Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat.
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Badenoch faces backlash over maternity pay comments
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Kemi Badenoch has faced backlash at the Tory party conference this weekend over comments she made about statutory maternity pay.
The Tory leadership contender initially claimed on Sunday that it was “excessive”. She added that the Government was doing “too much” on statutory maternity pay.
Badenoch backtracked on the comments, though they were seized upon by leadership rivals Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat.
Badencoh told Times Radio: “Tax comes from people who are working: we’re taking from one group of people and giving to another. This, in my view, is excessive.”
