British minister accused of trying to hide reports on impact of Tory welfare reforms

Therese Coffey set out to minimise evidence' on studies including research into deaths of benefit claimants and help for vulnerable

Ministers have been accused of deliberately attempting to hide the impact of the government's wide-ranging welfare reforms by concealing a range of official reports on benefits.

Therese Coffey, the work and pensions secretary, said she would not publish five reports or research on the benefit cap, deaths of benefits claimants, the impact of universal credit (UC), and benefit sanctions, and that she had no plans to publish two further reports on unpaid carers and work capability assessments.