David Lammy MP
We’ve fact checked David Lammy six times. Join others in his constituency of Tottenham 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 David Lammy six 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.
Was David Lammy right to claim 45,000 Russian troops died in November?
“Russia lost 45,000 troops, dead, in November alone.”
David Lammy, 9 January 2025
Boris Johnson’s kettle comments taken out of context
Ofgem: Energy bills for a typical household will rise to £3,549 a year.
The Prime Minister: Buy a new kettle to save £10 a year.
What a shower of out of touch gibberish. The
@Conservatives
need to go.
David Lammy, 1 September 2022
Claim about social care spending and nurse numbers needs more context
Over 200,000 nurses have resigned.
David Lammy, 27 October 2019
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