Priti Patel MP
We’ve fact checked Priti Patel four times. We’ve asked her to correct the record once. Join others in her constituency of Witham 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 Priti Patel 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.
Evidence for claim that 60% of small boat arrivals are Albanian not yet published
Over the summer the majority of arrivals in small boats from France—about 60%—have been Albanian nationals.
Priti Patel, 5 September 2022
Priti Patel’s tweet on police funding doesn’t account for inflation
I’m pleased to announce today an increase of up to £1.1 billion for police funding next year.
In 2021 we have:
✅ Cut knife crime
✅ Cut gun crime
✅ Cut murders
✅ Recruited 11k officers
There is more to do in 2022 and this funding will help police deliver that vital work.
Priti Patel, 16 December 2021
How is the NHS funded?
“In terms of general taxation, we pay for the NHS through our taxes and that will always continue.”
Priti Patel, 5 July 2018
We’ve asked Priti Patel to correct the record once
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 Priti Patel about one of her claims. She has yet to correct the record.
Priti Patel made an unevidenced claim about the percentage of small boat arrivals from Albania over the summer on 5 September 2022
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 Witham believe Priti Patel must stand up for honesty
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