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Company bosses who mismanage employee pensions should be jailed, Amber Rudd says - UK Pensions secretary says those who are reckless could see up to seven years in prison
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Government must have power to spy on Whatsapp users' messages, Home Secretary Amber Rudd demands
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Yesterday Tory MP Amber Rudd tweeted a video from an ecstatic ‘universal credit claimant’ Turns our they were a paid actor. Paid for by YOU the taxpayer
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Yesterday Tory MP Amber Rudd tweeted a video from an ecstatic ‘universal credit claimant’ Turns our they were a paid actor. Paid for by YOU the taxpayer

This is Amber Rudds tweet. It shows the video of a man called Charlie who she claimed was a happy universal credit claimant that couldn’t be more thankful for what universal credit has done for him.

Today a twitter user who recognised Charlie replied with this tweet which shows that Charlie has been an actor since 2013, even working for Sky. With pictures of Charlie the actor in various different roles.

TL;DR: The Tories have used taxpayer money to hire an actor to star in an advert and pretend to be a universal credit claimant to make out that universal credit is the best thing since sliced bread.

Edit: The Canary have done a piece on this which shows the various holidays and acting gigs Charlie has enjoyed over the last few years.

Edit 2: The original tweeter who discovered this now says he has talked to Charlie personally and Charlie told him he has never been on Universal Credit. Amber Rudd is now involved in a bit of a twitter row with Alex the original tweeter.

Theresa May loyalist Amber Rudd breaks ranks as she becomes the first cabinet minister to call for a second Brexit vote if MPs cannot agree a deal
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Amber Rudd asks for analysis of EU migration – a year after referendum
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Amber Rudd admits that Saudi Arabia funds ISIS (on Woman's Hour BBC radio 4)
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Amber Rudd admits that Saudi Arabia funds ISIS (on Woman's Hour BBC radio 4)

Or does she? You decide

10:07

Jane Garvey (presenter) "They (Saudi Arabia) are also believed to have very strong funding links with groups like so called Islamic State"

Amber Rudd "Well we've managed to reduce that, the funding links, and make sure their influence where it's bad is going to be limited."

11:58

Amanda (member of public who phoned in) "Well I'm just astonished Amber Rudd has just admitted that Saudi Arabia fund ISIS."

Amber Rudd "No I have not!"

Jane Garvey "No she didn't actually. She didn't say that."

Amanda "She did. She said reduce. They're helping them reduce funding for ISIS."

Amber Rudd "No no there's no way. I'm so sorry. I have to correct that on the record. I have not said that."

Jane Garvey "I suggested that actually Amanda. But carry on Amber Rudd."

Amber Rudd "Well there was a time in the 80s when there were concerns about er Saudi Arabia funding mosques that has..that is not done anymore..."

Emily Thornberry "Well how do we know that? You won't publish the review."

This is referring to an 18 month old review into the funding of extremists. Amber Rudd then says it's one of a number of reviews and was never intended for publication.

"Gosh why not?" Someone responds. And another asks for it to be published and for us to have the difficult conversations as Theresa May promised. Jane Garvey then switches to asking about the threat level.

So... What do you think?

Link to audio source http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08sks3v

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