Conservative Party

13 June 2024

Would Conservative spending commitments mean a £4,800 increase in the average mortgage?

Labour’s claim about the impact of Conservative spending plans is speculative and based on several uncertain assumptions.

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11 June 2024

Conservative 2024 manifesto: fact checked

We’re scrutinising claims and pledges in the Conservative manifesto.

6 June 2024

Has the percentage of good or outstanding schools risen to 90% under the Conservatives?

It’s technically accurate that 90% of schools are rated good or outstanding, up from 68% under Labour, but changes to the way schools are inspected mean these figures should be treated with caution.

4 June 2024

Conservative political broadcast claims on tax and mortgages need context

The party’s first broadcast of the 2024 general election made broad claims about people’s finances.

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3 June 2024

Conservative tweet about state pension increases combines new and basic rates

A tweet from the Conservative party incorrectly implies that this year’s pension increase is on top of a previous £3,700 rise.

15 May 2024

Conservatives are not ‘the only party’ committed to increasing defence spending

Rishi Sunak claimed during Prime Minister’s Questions today that his was the only party committed to increasing defence spending.

1 May 2024

Does Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall want to ‘cancel’ free school meals?

We’ve looked at the claim from Labour ahead of this week’s mayoral election.

19 February 2024

Conservative leaflets omit key words from image of Mail headline

The original headline included the words “Tories say” at the end, to make it clear the Mail was paraphrasing a claim from the Conservative party chair.

1 December 2023

PM’s claim about Labour’s migrants plan based on inaccurate Conservative analysis

Rishi Sunak has repeated his claim that it would mean accepting an “additional 100,000 migrants” a year, but the way this figure was calculated is incorrect.

18 October 2023

Open letter to the Prime Minister and Chair of the Conservative Party

Repeating misleading claims can destroy trust in our democracy. We wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister and Conservative Party Chair.

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Would Conservative spending commitments mean a £4,800 increase in the average mortgage?

Conservative 2024 manifesto: fact checked

Has the percentage of good or outstanding schools risen to 90% under the Conservatives?

Conservative political broadcast claims on tax and mortgages need context

Conservative tweet about state pension increases combines new and basic rates

Conservatives are not ‘the only party’ committed to increasing defence spending

Does Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall want to ‘cancel’ free school meals?

Conservative leaflets omit key words from image of Mail headline

PM’s claim about Labour’s migrants plan based on inaccurate Conservative analysis

Open letter to the Prime Minister and Chair of the Conservative Party

Full Fact fights bad information