PM Rishi Sunak’s claim about small boat crossings – fact checked
Sunak claimed small boat crossings are down by a third since he became prime minister - Full Fact has analysed the data to tell a fuller story.
Sunak claimed small boat crossings are down by a third since he became prime minister - Full Fact has analysed the data to tell a fuller story.
It comes after the Conservatives were on the receiving end of a brutal set of results in the local elections.
Modelling suggests a hung parliament isn't completely out of the question.
"Even with a few bright spots reality cannot be fooled. This is not ‘mid-term’; these results are not typical", William Atkinson wrote.
The Prime Minister resisted calls from Tory rebels to change his political course after defeats in the local polls.
The last time a Government lost a confidence motion was James Callaghan’s Labour Government in 1979, forcing an election five weeks later.
Tory rebels have urged the Prime Minister to change political course rightwards after a local election drubbing.
A website presents the last 14 years of government as a serial called Chaos And Decline.
The Prime Minister insisted his plan was the right way forward, after the Tories lost the West Midlands mayoral contest to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour.
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