Fact checks related to policies of austerity and public and national debt
Economy, Business & Finance
Conservative shadow chancellor Mel Stride claimed the UK’s debt is set to increase every year under Labour until it’s “the size of the entire economy”. 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
Economy, Business & Finance
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed that government borrowing “goes up in every year” of the OBR’s latest forecast published this week. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
An exchange between chief secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott and Radio 4 presenter Evan Davis has gone viral after confusion over debt projections. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claim that the government is “delivering” on the pledge to get debt falling is only correct when looking at longer-term projections. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said in a speech that the Conservative government had not got the deficit down during 12 years in power. This isn’t true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
An article in the Express used accurate figures from Labour showing more pensioners are in debt, but that doesn’t mean that more pensioners have a debt problem. Read
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what happens on polling day. 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
Economy, Business & Finance
In May 2010, when the Conservative-led coalition came to power, the national debt was £1.03 trillion. As of March 2019 it had risen to £1.80 trillion. Read
