Mel Stride MP
We’ve fact checked Mel Stride four times. We’ve asked him to correct the record three times. Join others in his constituency of Central Devon 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 Mel Stride four 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.
Inflation was not over 10% last autumn
Inflation, which was up at over 10% last autumn, is now back to target
Mel Stride, 21 July 2024
Work and pensions secretary incorrectly claims PIP is worth ‘thousands of pounds a month’
The PIP [Personal Independence Payment] benefit is thousands of pounds a month
Mel Stride, 29 April 2024
Smoking causes about one in four deaths from cancer
We know that one in four cancers is caused by smoking.
Mel Stride, 13 November 2023
We’ve asked Mel Stride 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 Mel Stride about three of his claims. He has corrected the record once.
Mel Stride made a claim that one in four cancers are caused by smoking on 13 November 2023
Thank you Mel Stride for correcting the record on 27 November 2023
Mel Stride made an incorrect claim that inflation was over 10% in autumn 2023 on 22 July 2024
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 Central Devon believe Mel Stride must stand up for honesty
We are calling on the new government to prioritise this issue.
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