Penny Mordaunt MP
We’ve fact checked Penny Mordaunt three times. Since 2022, we’ve asked her to correct the record once. Join others in her constituency of Portsmouth North to ask her to stand up for honesty in public life.
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We’ve fact checked Penny Mordaunt three 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.
Conservative estimate that UK would take 100,000 migrants a year under Labour plan is not reliable
mooting taking 100,000 illegal immigrants from the safety of the EU and bringing them here to the UK
Penny Mordaunt, 14 September 2023
Polling doesn't show Penny Mordaunt is the only Conservative leadership candidate who can beat Keir Starmer
The polling shows that I'm the only one that can beat Keir Starmer and take the fight to Labour. I beat him all over the country. I beat him in London, I'm polling best in Scotland, with young people, red wall, blue wall seats.
Penny Mordaunt, 17 July 2022
Conservative leadership contest: four early claims fact checked
I will introduce an immediate 50% cut in VAT on fuel, reducing filling up the average family car by £10 per fill.
Penny Mordaunt, 11 July 2022
We’ve asked Penny Mordaunt 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 Penny Mordaunt about one of her claims. She has yet to correct the record.
Penny Mordaunt made a misleading claim about Labour's migrants plan on 14 September 2023
It has been 167 days without Penny Mordaunt correcting the record
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