Prime Minister's Questions

17 June 2025

Did living standards reach an 'all-time low' under the Conservatives?

Last month the Prime Minister claimed living standards were “at an all-time low” under the previous government—but none of the usual measures of living standards back this up.

Sir Keir Starmer standing at the despatch box during Prime Minister's Questions

13 June 2025

How many hospitals are in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency? It depends on who you ask

At this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer mentioned new scanners being installed in “two hospitals in the constituency of the Leader of the Opposition”. Kemi Badenoch replied: “Perhaps …

1 April 2025

How many schools ban mobile phones?

The data we have suggests most schools in England don’t allow pupils to use their phones—although the types of ban vary, and there is evidence that they are often not being followed.

26 March 2025

Interest rates were not at 11% under the last Conservative government

Recent claims from Sir Keir Starmer and another government minister appear to have confused interest rates with inflation.

13 September 2024

Will state pension increases offset the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes?

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the state pension ‘will increase by more than any loss of the Winter Fuel Payment’.

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.

12 July 2023

Conservative and Labour claims on house building fact checked

We’ve seen a number of seemingly contradictory claims at the last two PMQs. Some are more accurate than others, but none tell the full story.

21 April 2022

Boris Johnson makes false employment claim for ninth time in Parliament

The PM claimed there are more people in work than there were before the pandemic. This figure only counts employees and not the self-employed. In total there are 600,000 fewer people in work.

7 March 2022

Boris Johnson’s claims on UK accepting people fleeing conflict miss vital context

The UK has resettled more people than other European countries through resettlement schemes, but that doesn’t include hundreds of thousands of people also seeking asylum.

23 February 2022

Boris Johnson repeats misleading claim on number of people in employment

The number of people in employment is down since the pre-pandemic peak, while the number of employees (not counting the self-employed) is up.

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Prime Minister's Questions

Did living standards reach an 'all-time low' under the Conservatives?

How many hospitals are in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency? It depends on who you ask

How many schools ban mobile phones?

Interest rates were not at 11% under the last Conservative government

Will state pension increases offset the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes?

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

Conservative and Labour claims on house building fact checked

Boris Johnson makes false employment claim for ninth time in Parliament

Boris Johnson’s claims on UK accepting people fleeing conflict miss vital context

Boris Johnson repeats misleading claim on number of people in employment

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