Rachel Reeves MP
We’ve fact checked Rachel Reeves 19 times. We’ve asked her to correct the record four times. Join others in her constituency of Leeds West and Pudsey to ask her 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 Rachel Reeves 19 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.
Rachel Reeves wrong to claim Britain has not built a runway since the 1940s
Britain has not built a new runway since the 1940s.
Rachel Reeves, 30 January 2025
Did the Budget break Labour’s National Insurance commitment?
Labour has kept its manifesto promises
Rachel Reeves, 30 October 2024
Autumn Budget 2024: fact checked
the previous government's policy was for the bus fare cap to end this December.
Rachel Reeves, 30 October 2024
We’ve asked Rachel Reeves to correct the record four 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 Rachel Reeves about four of her claims. She has yet to correct the record.
Rachel Reeves made an incorrect claim that Britain had not built a new runway since the 1940s on 30 January 2025
Rachel Reeves made an incorrect claim about house building figures in an interview published on 7 October 2023
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 Leeds West and Pudsey believe Rachel Reeves must stand up for honesty
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