Sir Iain was the architect of the heavily-criticised system that has been blamed for leaving poorer claimants worse off and causing problems as people face delays for payments. The Labour Party activist, who has been pictured with leader Jeremy Corbyn, said she has witnessed people driven to panic attacks and depressive illness “over the prospect of losing their welfare payments”. Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine said he had been responsible for creating a welfare system in which people were expected to survive for weeks without payment, causing “untold stress”. A Labour Party spokesman said it was “unfortunate to see that one of Boris Johnson’s first priorities” was to reward Sir Iain – the “primary architect of the cruel Universal Credit system, which has pushed thousands of people into poverty” – with a knighthood.
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