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She said she knows someone "having a very lovely gap year" in the country.
The business secretary reacted angrily during the Times Radio grilling.
Rishi Sunak's flagship reform is supported by most voters.
Some 59 Conservatives refused to support their prime minister's flagship pledge.
Tory backlash over prime minister's pledge to make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009.
A record number of senior ministers have negative approval ratings as the PM's woes continue.
The business secretary insisted the country "has moved on" from the row over Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbott.
Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak remains tight-lipped in Downing Street.
Business secretary tells Commons that Henry Staunton is spreading "falsehoods" and was under investigation for bullying.
Business secretary Kemi Badenoch has accused ex-Post Office chairman Henry Staunton of lying.