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Kemi Badenoch questions maternity pay – here’s what new mothers are actually entitled to

By Gemma Mitchell, Associate Professor in Law, University of East Anglia

Kemi Badenoch, a contender for leadership of the Conservative party, has sparked a debate on maternity pay, stating that the allowance in the UK is “excessive”.

Badenoch has since backtracked: “of course I believe in maternity pay!” she posted on X. But former MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has also added to the conversation, suggesting that women should not be able…

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