Iain Duncan Smith, the secretary of state for Work and Pensions since 2010, was responsible for introducing the new benefits sanction scheme and the accompanying leaflet to help explain how the benefits system works. The leaflet contains the below pictures and quotes from benefits claimants.
There was just one problem. These were not real people or real quotes.
There was just one problem. These were not real people or real quotes.
Jeremy Corbyn has described the Government's admission that it used fake quotes to promote its benefit sanctions regime as "truly shameful".
More: Jeremy Corbyn blasts Iain Duncan Smith for 'truly shameful' fake quotes promoting benefit sanctions regime - UK Politics - UK - The Independent (19. August 2015)Stephen Timms, Labour's shadow work and pensions secretary, said: "You couldn’t make it up – but it seems Iain Duncan Smith can. The only way he can find backers for his sanctions regime is by inventing them.