Latest news, fact checks, commentary and analysis about Boris Johnson, the former UK Prime Minister, leader of the Conservative Party and MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
Politics
The Daily Mail has corrected an inaccurate claim made in a column by the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson about Andy Burnham, after Full Fact got in touch. Read
Politics
The image actually shows a younger Mr Johnson with his first wife. Read
Politics
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made his first appearance [12:35] in the 2024 general election campaign last night with a little over a day to go before polling opens on … Read
Health
Pandemic deaths in the UK were indeed among the worst in western Europe as the Inquiry had heard—but also about in the middle, by the standards of Europe as a whole, as Mr Johnson said. Read
Politics
Today, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appear before the Covid-19 Inquiry.In the years since the start of the pandemic, Full Fact has fact checked Mr Johnson many times.This included … Read
Health
Most people dying of Covid in 2020 were over 80—but they also generally had years of life left. Read
Health
Claims from a satirical blog post about former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s time in hospital with Covid-19 are being shared on social media as if they were true. Read
Social media posts wrongly claim that Boris Johnson will receive a £115,000 a year pension. Read
Lord Cruddas is also not correct to say Boris Johnson has never lost an election or campaign. Read
The photograph seems to originate on Twitter. The person who first shared it has confirmed that it does not show Boris Johnson. Read
