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Benefit cheats could lose driving licences in anti-fraud drive

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Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall unveils draft law to crack down on fraud.

Those who repeatedly cheat the system and have debts of 1,000 or more could be punished with a driving ban of up to two years .

Plans also include new powers to force banks to hand over account information about claimants.

But this is likely to face strong opposition from the banks and privacy campaigners.

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82

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81

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58

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semi-formal

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English

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62

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short-lived

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