Stephen Timms MP, Labour’s Acting Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on the Government admitting that it made up comments in benefit sanctions leaflets, 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. Instead of fabricating quotes pretending the system is working, he should scrap unfair sanctions targets for jobcentre staff and do more to protect vulnerable people from facing benefit sanctions.”

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