Wes Streeting MP
We’ve fact checked Wes Streeting 10 times. We’ve asked him to correct the record five 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 10 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 overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list under the Conservatives
This Government inherited a waiting list with a staggering 7.6 million people on it. Since July, that waiting list has already been reduced by almost 145,000
Wes Streeting, 11 February 2025
Health secretary’s claims on smoking aren’t supported by the evidence
For two in three of those young people, the habit they are beginning today will eventually kill them.
Wes Streeting, 26 November 2024
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
We’ve asked Wes Streeting to correct the record five 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 five 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 when Labour came into office in July 2024 on 11 February 2025
Together we can demand higher standards in public life
A new government is a new opportunity to improve the quality of public debate and restore trust in politics.
People in Ilford North believe Wes Streeting must stand up for honesty
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