Kemi Badenoch: Maternity pay is “excessive” and people should exercise “more personal responsibility”

[MidnightPatrol]

Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch interviewed today has said that, “Maternity pay is “excessive” and people should exercise “more personal responsibility”

When it was put to her that the amount of maternity pay was important for people who could not otherwise afford to have a baby, Ms Badenoch said: “We need to have more personal responsibility. There was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies.”

An interesting position to take as part of her campaign for the Tory leadership position: less maternity pay and support for new parents.

Oh, okay then, if you think so.

I think she would spend day one having to fend off the people in the Tory party who are even loopier than her. She won't have any time for nonsense like holding the government to account.

The long slow disintegration of the Tory party will continue until all that's left is a squeak. The well deserved prize for the party that didn't sip, but drained the poison chalice of Brexit.

Have you actually looked at her voting record on women's issues? Specifically abortion and healthcare?

If you support her, you're not a feminist of any kind. You're just anti trans.

This.

In what way will she hold labour to account over women's rights?

What has she ever done for women?

I think I'll be waiting a long long time for an answer.

Idk Starmer is doing a pretty good job at puncturing the Labour sell

Depends on getting growth but if he can’t 4.5 years is a long time

She has stood up for women’s rights because she has stood up for protecting the meaning of the word woman.

If men can be women, we don’t have women’s rights.

You seem to have told on yourself a bit there, you seem to be saying women’s rights are anti trans?

Don't start getting all reasonable on us 😂😂

It is very worrying she is taking this stance.

She was once seen as an advocate for woman 🤔

Yes but she thinks by removing SMP we'll have a baby boom.

I'm still searching under the sofa for her logic 😉

I feel for you.

Almost.....

Mines Braverman!

So she knows what a women is but also know where a women's place is? Not in the workplace?

She also said that "not all cultures are equally valid" re. immigration. If she wins the leadership race, I have no hope for this country.

Tbf you would say that wouldn’t you 🤷🏻‍♂️

Why have you not noticed?

You must be filtering out a lot at this point 🤷🏻‍♂️

Tbf I can see why

@EasternStandard I'm sure you’ll give the lovely Kemi benefit of the doubt, like you’ve done with the Labour government. Oh wait …

You seem a bit too invested in various posters

I'll leave you to enjoy the polling for Starmer atm

One who thinks only rich women like her should be allowed to have children?

As one of her constituents, I think that about sums Kemi Badenoch up. Very accurately. She's just dreadful.

Odious person. No idea why anyone would put their trust in her.

Solidarity! Badenoch and Braverman are both dreadful.

You're always so spot on with just a few words.

Where by "clarification" you mean "outright contradiction"?

She can swivel 180º pretty quickly, I'll give her that.

She's Truss #2
I think the membership will vote her in if she ends up in the last few they get to vote on.
However the tory politicians may decide she's a bloody liability after the Truss debacle and knock her out of the running if they do want to win the next election.

Second this. It's disgusting actually. She's a very very dangerous person.

Also, "protect children from genderwoo" ?

What, like she did when she was in power?

Or is this another interesting meaning, where "protect" = "preside over absolute shitshow"?