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Kemi Badenoch sparks Tory leadership row after ‘excessive’ maternity pay remarks

Tory leadership contender has caused consternation at the party conference after claiming the government was doing ‘too much’ on statutory maternity pay, before backtracking

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2024

Jenrick and Tugendhat call for Tories to cut leadership contest short

Contest ends on 2 November, meaning Rishi Sunak would respond to the budget then step down three days later

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

Maternity pay is ‘excessive’, says Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch

Shadow communities secretary calls for ‘more personal responsibility’ and to let businesses make more decisions

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after comments on ‘excessive’ maternity pay – as it happened

Conservative leadership contenders Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject rival’s comments, while Rosie Duffield criticises Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

UK Conservatives Assemble To Find A New Leader And Future Direction

Britain's opposition Conservatives gather for an annual conference on Sunday, licking their wounds from an historic election defeat and locked in battle over the party's future direction.

International Business Times · Sep 29, 2024

Tory grandees warn of ‘monumental’ party rebuild as infighting breaks out on eve of conference

Theresa May and William Hague say Tory leadership contenders need to acknowledge the scale of the defeat in July

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2024

‘Like celebrity reality TV where you don’t recognise the celebrities’: senior Tories fear next leader won’t survive long

Conservative grandees at the conference in Birmingham fear that none of the candidates can unite the party’s factions

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024

Tories were too focused on Reform to see Lib Dem threat, Theresa May says

Former PM says leadership candidates must understand that party lost election because it ‘trashed our brand’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024

New Tory leader must make sure party focuses on its traditional base, says chair

Richard Fuller’s pre-conference remarks echo others who worry candidates have edged right to combat Reform

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024

The Guardian view on the Conservative party conference: a parade of bad choices

Editorial: The Tory leadership contest has so far failed to engage meaningfully with the reasons for July’s historic defeat

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024