Chris Bryant MP
We’ve fact checked Chris Bryant five times. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record twice. Join others in his constituency of Rhondda to ask him to stand up for honesty in public life.
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We’ve fact checked Chris Bryant five 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.
No evidence for Irish passport numbers among MPs and peers
in 2016, only 47 British MPs & Lords held an Irish passport
- by 2021, that figure went up to 227
- in 2022, there are now 321 of them with an Irish passport
Chris Bryant, 31 October 2022
Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps
Contrary to what Sunak said, there is already a VAT exemption on solar panels and heat pumps already happens in the EU, so this is not a benefit of Brexit.
Chris Bryant, 23 March 2022
Gavin Williamson did not say pupils will be overpromoted into jobs that are beyond their competence
Gavin Williamson in @Telegraph "Increasing the A Level grades will mean a whole generation could end up promoted beyond their abilities".
Chris Bryant, 13 August 2020
We’ve asked Chris Bryant 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 Chris Bryant about two of his claims. He has corrected the record both times.
Chris Bryant made an unevidenced claim about the number of UK parliamentarians with Irish passports on 31 October 2022
Thank you Chris Bryant for subsequently accepting this is unlikely to be true
Chris Bryant made an incorrect claim about EU VAT on heat pumps on 23 March 2022
Thank you Chris Bryant for correcting the record on 27 April 2022
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