Mark Harper MP
We’ve fact checked Mark Harper twice. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record once. Join others in his constituency of Forest of Dean 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 Mark Harper twice
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.
How have rail passenger numbers changed since the pandemic?
business and commuter traffic on the trains is now down by 50% post-pandemic.
Mark Harper, 5 October 2023
No evidence councils are planning to restrict when residents can go to the shops
What we shouldn’t tolerate, is the idea that local councils can decide how often you go to the shops, and that they can ration who uses the roads and when, and that they police it all with CCTV
Mark Harper, 2 October 2023
We’ve asked Mark Harper 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 Mark Harper about one of his claims. He has yet to correct the record.
Mark Harper made an unevidenced claim about 15 minute cities on 2 October 2023
It has been 226 days without Mark Harper correcting the record
Together we can demand higher standards in public life
Full Fact supporters have already taken action in Mark Harper’s constituency of Forest of Dean. Will you join them?
People in Forest of Dean believe Mark Harper must stand up for honesty
MPs owe Parliament—and the public—the truth
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