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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sophie Wingate

Reform UK’s Lee Anderson says he ‘gamed’ benefits system in former job

Lee Anderson said he used to game the benefits system while working for the Citizens Advice Bureau (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Reform UK’s Lee Anderson has admitted he used to “game the system” to help people get on benefits and accused Citizens Advice of continuing to do so.

The Ashfield MP told a press conference in central London on Wednesday that he worked at the advice organisation before entering politics.

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