Liz Kendall MP
We’ve fact checked Liz Kendall four times. We’ve asked her to correct the record twice. Join others in her constituency of Leicester West to ask her 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 Liz Kendall 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.
Around 6.5 million patients in England on hospital waiting lists
A record 7.8 million people are on NHS waiting lists
Liz Kendall, 24 November 2023
Liz Kendall’s claim that there were no NHS strikes under Labour ignores local walkouts
Look at our record - when we were in government, 13 years, no strikes in the NHS
Liz Kendall, 23 November 2022
Can we be part of the single market and control immigration?
“I don't want to see us giving up on membership of the single market.” Liz Kendall
“If you don’t want to give up the single market you give up, therefore, on controlling immigration.” David Dimbleby
“No, I don't believe that that is the case.” Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall, 23 September 2016
We’ve asked Liz Kendall to correct the record twice
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 Liz Kendall about two of her claims. She has corrected the record once.
Liz Kendall made a claim about patients in England on hospital waiting lists on 24 November 2023
After we published this fact check, we contacted Liz Kendall to request a correction regarding this claim.
Liz Kendall issued a correction.
Liz Kendall made a misleading claim about NHS strikes when Labour was last in government on 23 November 2022
Together we can demand higher standards in public life
A new government is a new opportunity to improve the quality of public debate and restore trust in politics.
People in Leicester West believe Liz Kendall must stand up for honesty
We are calling on the new government to prioritise this issue.
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