Kwasi Kwarteng MP
We’ve fact checked Kwasi Kwarteng four times. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record once. Join others in his constituency of Spelthorne to ask him 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 Kwasi Kwarteng 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.
Kwasi Kwarteng wrong on ‘record unemployment’ under Labour
When this party came into government we were met with the full force of Labour’s economic incompetence: no money left; taxes raised; record unemployment.
Kwasi Kwarteng, 3 October 2022
Do the mini-Budget tax cuts favour the rich?
They favour people right across the income scale
Kwasi Kwarteng, 25 September 2022
Would an independent Scotland have to keep the pound and cut public spending?
"But the report suggested Scotland would have to make public expenditure reductions. And also keep the pound. That was a line I read.”
Kwasi Kwarteng, 31 May 2018
We’ve asked Kwasi Kwarteng 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 Kwasi Kwarteng about one of his claims. He has yet to correct the record.
Kwasi Kwarteng made a false claim about unemployment levels when Labour left government in 2010 on 3 October 2022
It has been 580 days without Kwasi Kwarteng correcting the record
Together we can demand higher standards in public life
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People in Spelthorne believe Kwasi Kwarteng must stand up for honesty
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