Badenoch privately defended flexible working before publicly opposing it

Minutes of meeting between then business secretary Badenoch and businessman James Dyson show her defending the flexible working bill

Kemi Badenoch defended legislation introducing the right to flexible work in a conversation with the businessman James Dyson, despite being outspoken in her opposition to the measures during the Conservative leadership contest.

Minutes of a meeting during her time as business secretary last June, seen by the Guardian, show the pair discussed the Tory government’s plans for flexible working laws, with Dyson raising concerns about the impact they would have on his business.