Kwasi Kwarteng
We’ve fact checked Kwasi Kwarteng four times.
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We’ve fact checked Kwasi Kwarteng four times
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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
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