Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch sparked controversy by suggesting that statutory maternity pay may have "gone too far" and that the government should interfere less in people's lives. In an interview with Times Radio,

Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch appeared to double down on her comments that maternity pay was 'overburdening businesses' after she faced a backlash

Comments suggesting maternity pay has "gone too far" have been seized on by leadership opponents as Tory conference gets under way.