Conservatives like Esther McVey still haven’t got the message that we can tell when they are lying.
And I’m not referring to that old joke about their lips moving.
This time it was the mental health charity Mind that gave the game away, after Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey referred to that organisation in Parliament.
Here’s the Twitter thread the charity wrote the following day:
Yesterday the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions @EstherMcVey1 mentioned us in a list of organisations who had recognised and welcomed changes to #UniversalCredit. We thought it was important to set the record straight. pic.twitter.com/ATZqKqLHzO
— Mind (@MindCharity) November 6, 2018
Here’s what we said in response to the budget last week > https://t.co/wHlCxdl9Z9 pic.twitter.com/xMgNFKqhNi
— Mind (@MindCharity) November 6, 2018
We remain clear that new #UniversalCredit regulations don't go far enough. We won't stop campaigning until we get a benefits system that really works for people with mental health problems.
— Mind (@MindCharity) November 6, 2018
The charity concluded: “We need MPs to vote against these regulations which create a real risk for people with mental health problems. And we need as many people as possible to join us. Find out more about the campaign here > bit.ly/2zvDFlB
Ms McVey is currently embroiled in a scandal over her apparent involvement in a dodgy-looking political campaigning organisation, as secretary. She denies any knowledge of it…
But who can believe her when she lies so blatantly – and stupidly – in Parliament?
That’s still an offence for which she should be expelled, by the way.
As for Mind: There’s a “curry and quiz” night at a local cafe on Friday. I think I’ll go along.
That organisation has earned our support, I think.
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