Political high-ups accusing everyday people or fraud are simply telling you what they themselves would do
When I see stories like this:
I can’t help but think the speaker is doing nothing beyond telling on himself. It makes me believe that he thinks, contrary to the best known evidence, that everyone is fraudulently claiming PIP on the basis that he himself would fraudulently claim PIP if he could.
Or course this is merely a theory. I, likewise, have no evidence of this. But in this case, it’s not like Jenrick doesn’t already have a history of cheating the system, ripping off the public purse.
See for example:
In July 2020 Jenrick admitted, yes_ _admitted, that he deliberately helped a Tory donor avoid paying a new tax on his housing development
Or
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic Jenrick faced criticism for moving his family to a £1.1 million country manor, despite government advice urging people not to escape to second homes.
The cabinet minister has charged taxpayers more than £100,000 for the home that he appears to use only rarely.
Or
Despite being a man of financial means Jenrick was forced to pay back expenses earlier this year after it was found he claimed for both petrol costs and rail tickets for a return trip to his constituency in Newark.
There are so many examples where this dynamic is apparent to me. Election fraud is another one that springs to mind.