MP: Benefits Street misleads about life on social security
The controversial documentary Benefits Street is a "misrepresentation" of life for people on social security, to a senior MP Dame Anne Begg.
Channel 4's Benefits Street 'stirring up hatred'
Channel 4 have been accused of "stirring up hatred" and creating a "skewed image" of society through their controversial programme Benefits Street.
In a petition to Change.org, Arshad Mahmood called on the television network to cancel the remaining episodes in the series. He said:
More than 5,000 people have signed his petition so far.
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