Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including MPs and peers paying tribute to Nelson Mandela and Iain Duncan Smith being questioned by the work and pensions committee about universal credit and the DWP's use of statistics
Iain Duncan Smith is about to start.
Before he does, here's a quote from Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS union, also sent out ahead of the hearing.
Before he does, here's a quote from Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS union, also sent out ahead of the hearing.
The fact Iain Duncan Smith has clung on for so long is one of the great political mysteries of our time and the question must be asked, how is he still in a job?
He has presided over not only a disgusting campaign of vilification towards the most vulnerable people in our society but also an absolutely scandalous waste of public money that could have been better spent supporting the sick, disabled and unemployed.
