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Kemi Badenoch says UK maternity pay benefits are ‘excessive’ – politics live

Tory leadership contender says: ‘There was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies’

Q: Do you agree with Kemi Badenoch that some cultures are less valid than others?

Jenrick says culture matters. But he says he disagres with Badenoch on immigration numbers. He says he thinks you have to have a cap on numbers. And he also says he believes the UK has to leave the European convention on human rights. He says Badenoch is just talking about developing a plan in a few years time, and that’s “a recipe for infighting and for losing the public’s trust”.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Tory leadership contender says: ‘There was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies’Q: Do you agree with Kemi Badenoch that some cultures are less valid than others?Jenrick says culture matters. But he says he disagres with Badenoch on immigration numbers. He says he thinks you have to have a cap on numbers. And he also says he believes the UK has to leave the European convention on human rights. He says Badenoch is just talking about developing a plan in a few years time, and that’s “a recipe for infighting and for losing the public’s trust”. Continue reading…