Rishi Sunak MP
We’ve fact checked Rishi Sunak 62 times. We’ve asked him to correct the record 11 times. Join others in his constituency of Richmond and Northallerton 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 Rishi Sunak 62 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.
BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special: fact checked
Speaking about NHS waiting lists, Mr Sunak twice said they are now “starting to come down”.
Rishi Sunak, 20 June 2024
Sky News Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer special: fact checked
Police numbers today are record high.
Rishi Sunak, 12 June 2024
NHS waiting lists: what you need to know in 2024
Mr Sunak claimed that “English schoolchildren are the best readers anywhere in the western world”.
Rishi Sunak, 4 June 2024
We’ve asked Rishi Sunak to correct the record 11 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 Rishi Sunak about 11 of his claims. He has corrected the record twice.
Rishi Sunak made an incorrect claim that his government had got 18-week waits down by 90% in 2023 on 2 February 2024
Thank you Rishi Sunak for correcting the record on 8 March 2024
Rishi Sunak made a claim about Around 93,600 jobs are supported by the oil and gas industry in Scotland on 22 November 2023
After we published this fact check, we contacted Rishi Sunak to request a correction regarding this claim.
Rishi Sunak issued a correction.
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 Richmond and Northallerton believe Rishi Sunak must stand up for honesty
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