Michelle Donelan MP
We’ve fact checked Michelle Donelan once. Since 2022, we’ve asked her to correct the record once. Join others in her constituency of Chippenham 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 Michelle Donelan once
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.
We’ve asked Michelle Donelan 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 Michelle Donelan about one of her claims. She has yet to correct the record.
Michelle Donelan made an incorrect claim about the increase in prison officer numbers on 7 September 2023
It has been 239 days without Michelle Donelan correcting the record
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People in Chippenham believe Michelle Donelan must stand up for honesty
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