kemi badenoch
She appears to have taken a leaf out of Liz Truss's book.
The Tory leadership candidate did not offer any evidence to back up her allegation.
The audience laughed after she spoke, suggesting it may have been a joke.
It is the latest controversy to hit her Tory leadership campaign.
Kemi Badenoch is among those saying people should be encouraged to have kids.
The leadership candidate had appeared to suggest the money given to new mothers was "excessive".
The former women and equalities minister said the exact amount was "neither here nor there".
"I know what you're trying to do - you want me to say Muslims," the Tory leadership hopeful said.
The four remaining candidates vying to succeed Rishi Sunak will face off next week at a party conference like no other.
The billionaire owner of X "has been a fantastic thing for freedom of speech," the shadow cabinet minister said.