Andrea Leadsom
We’ve fact checked Andrea Leadsom four times.
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We’ve fact checked Andrea Leadsom four times
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Most junior doctors have not had a 10% pay rise
more than a 10% pay rise
Andrea Leadsom, 21 March 2024
Overall cost of pandemic support was around £370 billion
it’s not true that they’re all shut down, there’s about three and a half thousand of them in England
Andrea Leadsom, 11 January 2024
Is the UK making progress towards its 2020 renewables target?
“...[we are] making progress towards our 2020 renewables target of 15%”
Andrea Leadsom, 2 February 2016
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