Victoria Atkins MP
We’ve fact checked Victoria Atkins three times. We’ve asked her to correct the record once. Join others in her constituency of Louth and Horncastle 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 Victoria Atkins 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.
A ministerial mistake is on the Parliamentary record—but was it due to an editing mix-up?
In the 12-month period ending in March 2021, we increased the number of children and young people aged under 18 who received NHS-funded mental health services to some 758,000.”
Victoria Atkins, 15 April 2024
Do we know which nation is happiest with the NHS?
The public are the most dissatisfied [with the NHS] in Labour-run Wales.
Victoria Atkins, 27 March 2024
Women in the Commons
“When it comes to female Prime Ministers it’s 2-0 to the Conservatives.”
Victoria Atkins, 8 March 2017
We’ve asked Victoria Atkins 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 Victoria Atkins about one of her claims. She has corrected the record.
Victoria Atkins made an incorrect claim - which was also inaccurately recorded by Hansard - about the number of children who were supported by NHS-funded mental health services on 23 April 2024
Thank you Victoria Atkins for correcting the record on 13 May 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 Louth and Horncastle believe Victoria Atkins must stand up for honesty
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