Fact checks about Rachel Reeves the Member of Parliament for Leeds West and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Politics
The Treasury has said claims on social media that the Chancellor is set to introduce a window tax on privately owned homes are “misinformation”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the state pension ‘will increase by more than any loss of the Winter Fuel Payment’. Read
The Conservatives have shared a clip showing Ms Reeves appearing to pause for several seconds after she was asked about public finances under Labour with the caption: “Cat got your tongue, Rachel?” Read
Labour’s claim about the impact of Conservative spending plans is speculative and based on several uncertain assumptions. Read
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