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Liz Kendall condemned after saying benefit claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
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LIZ KENDALL was condemned today after saying that some benefits claimants are “taking the mickey.”

The Work and Pensions Secretary made the comments in response to a report from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) that found 49 per cent of health and disability benefits recipients reported feeling they would never be able to work or work again.

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