Wes Streeting MP
We’ve fact checked Wes Streeting eight times. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record three times. Join others in his constituency of Ilford North to ask him to stand up for honesty in public life.
Your trust should be earned. Any MP making serious claims in public debate should be prepared to get their facts right, back up what they say with evidence and correct their mistakes.
When politicians fall short, we can demand better. Join us and take action for higher standards in public life now.
We’ve fact checked Wes Streeting eight times
Full Fact scrutinises claims made by politicians on all sides of political debate. We prioritise claims that have the potential to cause most harm.
Our team isn’t able to monitor and fact check all claims made by every politician, so this list isn’t exhaustive. It isn’t accurate to use these examples to draw comparisons about the overall behaviour of individual MPs or political parties.
Wes Streeting wrong to say a million more patients waiting than a year ago
An extra million patients are on waiting lists compared to this time last year
Wes Streeting, 9 November 2023
Waiting lists can’t be compared through the whole history of the NHS
Thirteen years of Labour government delivered the shortest waiting times and the highest patient satisfaction in history.
Wes Streeting, 11 October 2023
Is tooth decay the number one reason children are admitted to hospital?
The number one cause of hospital admissions among children is tooth decay.
Wes Streeting, 11 October 2023
We’ve asked Wes Streeting to correct the record three times
It’s important that those making claims in public life correct their mistakes. We follow up on our fact checks to ask politicians and media organisations to issue corrections when they get things wrong.
We have been in touch with Wes Streeting about three of his claims. He has corrected the record once.
Wes Streeting made an unevidenced claim about GP numbers in a Telegraph article on 28 August 2023.
This article was subsequently amended, thank you Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting made an incorrect claim about the number of patients on waiting lists on 9 November 2023
It has been 172 days without Wes Streeting correcting the record
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