Richard Tice

Fact checks on Richard Tice—Reform UK deputy leader, former MEP, and Vote Leave co-founder. Explore claims about his political career and public statements.

30 May 2025

Has this Labour government ‘allowed the biggest influx of migrants in British history’?

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice hasn’t explained what this claim was based on, but neither we nor the Migration Observatory have seen data to support it.

Richard Tice MP the Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness and Deputy Leader of Reform UK

20 August 2024

Are the majority of British people ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR?

We’ve looked at the polling after Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice MP suggested he thought a ‘majority’ were ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR.

3 June 2024

It’s not true that more migrants arrived in the UK in two years than between 1066 and 2010

A graphic shared by Reform UK leader Richard Tice claims Rishi Sunak “welcomed more migrants in just two years” than in the 944 years prior to 2010.

22 September 2023

It’s not true that 50% of child asylum seekers turn out to be adults

Reform UK party leader Richard Tice wrongly claimed in a social media post that 50% of children seeking asylum were found to be adults.

21 July 2021

Richard Tice makes misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility

The Reform UK leader’s claim is based on Yellow Card and VAERS data, which does not show proven adverse reactions to the vaccines.

5 July 2019

Do MEPs get to vote for the new President of the European Commission?

The President of the European Commission is nominated by the European Council, but must be approved by a majority of MEPs too.

12 June 2019

Would the Brexit party win a majority of 240 seats at a general election?

EU parliamentary election results aren't a perfect indicator of what would happen in a general election. It’s highly unlikely that the Brexit party would win the same vote share in a general election.

29 September 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panellists' claims on reducing the deficit, funding of the NHS and the frequency of the NHS winter crisis, and whether Labour expects a run on the pound.

29 September 2017

Does Labour expect a run on the pound?

Labour is not expecting a run on the pound, but both Corbyn and McDonnell support “scenario-plans” which consider what to do if it should happen under their government.

19 January 2017

What’s the link between membership of the single market and lower wages?

Whatever the answer is, it won’t be simple.

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Richard Tice

Has this Labour government ‘allowed the biggest influx of migrants in British history’?

Are the majority of British people ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR?

It’s not true that more migrants arrived in the UK in two years than between 1066 and 2010

It’s not true that 50% of child asylum seekers turn out to be adults

Richard Tice makes misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility

Do MEPs get to vote for the new President of the European Commission?

Would the Brexit party win a majority of 240 seats at a general election?

BBC Question Time, factchecked

Does Labour expect a run on the pound?

What’s the link between membership of the single market and lower wages?

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