Let’s say it plainly: Liz Kendall is a liar.
Not just any liar — she has lied to Parliament, repeatedly, which is a serious offence under the Ministerial Code and a potential breach of privilege.
Ministers have been forced to resign for less.
In extreme cases, MPs can be expelled for misleading the House.
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On Monday (May 12), during Work and Pensions questions in the House of Commons, the Work and Pensions Secretary lied no fewer than four times in 23 minutes, deliberately misleading MPs by claiming that her planned £4.5 billion cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are about getting disabled people into work.
This is categorically false because PIP is not an out-of-work benefit.
It is a benefit designed to help disabled people manage the extra costs of living with a disability, regardless of their employment status.
Thousands of working disabled people receive PIP — and will lose out under these cuts.
Liz Kendall knows this. As Work and Pensions Secretary, she is fully aware of the facts, and that she lies about them.
She just doesn’t care.
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When Labour’s Imran Hussain spoke about the 41,000 disabled people in Bradford “rightly horrified” by the planned cuts, Kendall ignored the issue and gave a stock answer about “supporting those who can work.”
When Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale — who has a long-term health condition himself — raised concerns, she again dodged and claimed the government was consulting disabled people “about how to build our £1 billion a year employment support programme.”
When Labour MP Rachael Maskell asked about the pressure on adult social care services, Kendall replied with the insultingly simplistic claim that “good work is good for people’s health.”
And when Green MP Sian Berry rightly described the cuts as “cruel and wrong,” Kendall lied again, implying that PIP somehow discourages work — in the face of all the evidence to the contrary.
And she was not alone. Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability, also joined in the deception, claiming to Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling that “the crucial thing is to improve employment support” — again, in response to a question about cuts to PIP, not job programmes.
This is a coordinated cover-up — a disinformation campaign at the top of the DWP — to hide the reality of what these cuts will do: push hundreds of thousands of disabled people further into poverty and desperation.
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Let’s not forget, this isn’t Kendall’s first lie.
She previously linked £8 billion in benefit fraud to disability — the real figure is closer to £190 million, according to official statistics. She exaggerated by a factor of more than 40 (disability benefit fraud is just 2.375 per cent of the total). That’s not a slip. That’s a lie.
Watch her doing it for yourself:
And now, she’s repeating the tactic — using distraction, deflection, and outright falsehoods to spin her way through a policy agenda that cannot be defended on its actual merits.
These lies are paving the way for savage cuts.
The PIP review Kendall announced on Monday is not about fairness or reform.
It’s about tightening eligibility, reducing caseloads, and cutting off support to people who need it most.
When Sir Stephen Timms said the review would look at “the descriptors and consider the points allocated to them,” what he really meant was: we’re finding ways to disqualify more people.
And they’re doing it under cover of lies.
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Let’s be clear: misleading Parliament is not a trivial matter.
It’s a violation of the rules that underpin our democracy.
Ministers have resigned — and been sacked — for far less.
Liz Kendall should be held to account.
She must correct the record.
And if she won’t, Parliament must act — because disabled people deserve the truth, not a smokescreen of lies to cover up an ideological attack on their independence, their livelihoods, and their dignity.
These cuts must be scrapped.
And Liz Kendall should resign.
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Liz Kendall is a liar. She lied to Parliament and she lies to you
Let’s say it plainly: Liz Kendall is a liar.
Not just any liar — she has lied to Parliament, repeatedly, which is a serious offence under the Ministerial Code and a potential breach of privilege.
Ministers have been forced to resign for less.
In extreme cases, MPs can be expelled for misleading the House.
We’re there already! Thanks to amazing supporters, we’ve reached this month’s £50 goal to fund independent research and reporting.
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On Monday (May 12), during Work and Pensions questions in the House of Commons, the Work and Pensions Secretary lied no fewer than four times in 23 minutes, deliberately misleading MPs by claiming that her planned £4.5 billion cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are about getting disabled people into work.
This is categorically false because PIP is not an out-of-work benefit.
It is a benefit designed to help disabled people manage the extra costs of living with a disability, regardless of their employment status.
Thousands of working disabled people receive PIP — and will lose out under these cuts.
Liz Kendall knows this. As Work and Pensions Secretary, she is fully aware of the facts, and that she lies about them.
She just doesn’t care.
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When Labour’s Imran Hussain spoke about the 41,000 disabled people in Bradford “rightly horrified” by the planned cuts, Kendall ignored the issue and gave a stock answer about “supporting those who can work.”
When Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale — who has a long-term health condition himself — raised concerns, she again dodged and claimed the government was consulting disabled people “about how to build our £1 billion a year employment support programme.”
When Labour MP Rachael Maskell asked about the pressure on adult social care services, Kendall replied with the insultingly simplistic claim that “good work is good for people’s health.”
And when Green MP Sian Berry rightly described the cuts as “cruel and wrong,” Kendall lied again, implying that PIP somehow discourages work — in the face of all the evidence to the contrary.
And she was not alone. Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability, also joined in the deception, claiming to Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling that “the crucial thing is to improve employment support” — again, in response to a question about cuts to PIP, not job programmes.
This is a coordinated cover-up — a disinformation campaign at the top of the DWP — to hide the reality of what these cuts will do: push hundreds of thousands of disabled people further into poverty and desperation.
Get my free guide: “10 Political Lies You Were Sold This Decade” — just subscribe to our email list here:
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Let’s not forget, this isn’t Kendall’s first lie.
She previously linked £8 billion in benefit fraud to disability — the real figure is closer to £190 million, according to official statistics. She exaggerated by a factor of more than 40 (disability benefit fraud is just 2.375 per cent of the total). That’s not a slip. That’s a lie.
Watch her doing it for yourself:
And now, she’s repeating the tactic — using distraction, deflection, and outright falsehoods to spin her way through a policy agenda that cannot be defended on its actual merits.
These lies are paving the way for savage cuts.
The PIP review Kendall announced on Monday is not about fairness or reform.
It’s about tightening eligibility, reducing caseloads, and cutting off support to people who need it most.
When Sir Stephen Timms said the review would look at “the descriptors and consider the points allocated to them,” what he really meant was: we’re finding ways to disqualify more people.
And they’re doing it under cover of lies.
We’re there already! Thanks to amazing supporters, we’ve reached this month’s £50 goal to fund independent research and reporting.
How much further can we go? The more we receive, the more we can do.
If you value fearless political journalism that holds the powerful to account, please chip in today. Even £2 helps keep Vox Political running strong.
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Let’s be clear: misleading Parliament is not a trivial matter.
It’s a violation of the rules that underpin our democracy.
Ministers have resigned — and been sacked — for far less.
Liz Kendall should be held to account.
She must correct the record.
And if she won’t, Parliament must act — because disabled people deserve the truth, not a smokescreen of lies to cover up an ideological attack on their independence, their livelihoods, and their dignity.
These cuts must be scrapped.
And Liz Kendall should resign.
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