Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject Badenoch’s stance on maternity pay – politics live

Kemi Badenoch says she is not opposed to principle of maternity pay, as row over her ‘excessive’ claim escalates

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”.

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