Kemi Badenoch has sparked a fresh row after suggesting that the national minimum wage is “over-burdening” businesses. The Tory leadership contender made the comment at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

Kemi Badenoch has suggested that the minimum wage is harmful to British businesses. The Tory leadership candidate signalled that the rules on minimum pay and maternity leave are “overburdening” firms,

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,