Kemi Badenoch suggests that the UK should encourage higher birth rates instead of relying on immigration to cope with its ageing population. She believes this demographic challenge cannot be solved through immigration, which has historically not been effective and may exacerbate poverty. Her comments came during an interview on BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. However, former Conservative education secretary Justine Greening countered that the priority should be improving the education of existing children rather than increasing birth rates. Badenoch may seek policy solutions to incentivize childbirth, drawing inspiration from other countries' parental support initiatives.
Kemi Badenoch emphasized the need for the UK to encourage higher birth rates instead of relying on immigration to address an ageing population, saying it has previously not worked.
Justine Greening challenged Badenoch's stance, suggesting rather than encouraging more births, the focus should be on developing the children already in schools and preventing educational gaps.
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