Bulletguy Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 The Work and Pensions Secretary has been thrown into an extraordinary public spat with the National Audit Office after she disowned its report on Universal Credit. Ms McVey claimed the damning NAO study, which found the flagship six-in-one benefit has not delivered value for money and threw claimants into hardship, was out of date. But today Auditor General Sir Amyas Morse took the rare step of writing an open letter to "clarify the facts". Green Party leader Caroline Lucas said: "Things have reached a new low when the National Audit Office accuses a Cabinet Minister of lying. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-benefits-chief-esther-mcvey-12851136 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/esther-mcvey-universal-credit-spending-nao-false-statements-lies-national-audit-office-a8430356.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony1969 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Wonder if Labour's John McDonnell will call for her to be "lynched" again ... Disgusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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