This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Demand Iain Duncan Smith resign over lying to public in DWP sanctions leaflets
The Department of Work and Pensions has admitted that 'case studies' showing the benefits of sanctions on peoples' lives were 'illustrative' only. That is - they were lies. The people described did not exist, the photos were stock images, the stories were fantasy. This is unacceptable.
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