A Conservative leadership candidate and shadow work and pensions secretary has claimed that there is fraud 'throughout' the benefits system, after it was revealed that nearly ten million people in the UK are out of work.
A Conservative leadership candidate and shadow work and pensions secretary has claimed that there is fraud "throughout" the benefits system, after it was revealed that nearly ten million people in the UK are out of work. Mel Stride, who previously held the government brief for nearly two years, told LBC's Nick Ferrari that it would be "extraordinarily naive and slightly cowardly" to pretend that "every claim is absolutely legitimate".
Mr Stride said that questions needed to be asked about the rate of diagnosis of conditions such as ADHD, which in 2023 was also the fourteenth most common condition for the personal independence payout benefit.The Central Devon MP told Nick that the previous government was "looking at the issue of diagnosis, because, of course, the numbers that are increasing are a result of diagnosis of those conditions.
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