Fact checks, commentary and analysis on the topic of the UK Conservative Party
We take a look at some of the early claims, including Penny Mordaunt’s estimate of fuel VAT savings and Jeremy Hunt’s claim about corporation tax. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s claim that affordable housing supply has fallen by 95% misinterprets the statistics. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government’s plan to reduce foreign aid will still mean spending more on it than past governments did. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister claimed that band D average council tax is higher in Labour areas than Conservative ones. But band D rates are not a fair comparison. Average tax in Labour areas is lower. Read
The poll in question was conducted before coverage of a disagreement between Number 10 and Dominic Cummings, so this could not have affected the results, as suggested. Read
Health
The Prime Minister repeated a number of claims about the NHS and policing which we’ve looked at before. Read
A fake Daily Mail front page criticising Boris Johnson is circulating online. Read
Europe
Following the publication of the revised agreement between Boris Johnson's government and the European Union, we look at four key questions about the deal. Read
Boris Johnson did not say "we have wiped out the national debt". He did say the Conservatives had tackled the debt and deficit. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Boris Johnson did not say "we have wiped out the national debt". He did say the Conservatives had tackled the debt and deficit. Read
