Study by KCL and LSE sent emails from invented people supposedly worried about finances during lockdown

MPs have criticised a project by academics that involved sending emails from fictitious constituents claiming they were concerned about financial support during the coronavirus lockdown.

Researchers at King’s College London (KCL) and the London School of Economics (LSE) sent emails to every MP’s inbox from invented characters including a cleaner and lawyer.

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