With the final election marketing campaign absolutely underway, FactCheck shall be scrutinising events of all stripes from throughout the UK – on their claims, their guarantees and their data.
Rishi Sunak has been Conservative chief and Prime Minister for eighteen months. Listed here are three guarantees he’s damaged.
Flight to Rwanda earlier than the election?
In February, journalist Piers Morgan mentioned to Mr Sunak: “I’ll guess you a thousand kilos to a refugee charity you don’t get anyone on these planes [to Rwanda] earlier than the election. Will you’re taking that guess?” Mr Sunak shook Mr Morgan’s hand.
The Prime Minister later mentioned he was “not a betting particular person” however needed to indicate his “absolute dedication to the coverage”.
However inside days of calling the election, Mr Sunak admitted that he doesn’t count on a flight to depart earlier than the election (although we’ll have to attend till polling day to know for certain). He now says it would occur “if I’m re-elected”.
Downing Avenue reportedly refused to honour the £1,000 guess on the premise that one particular person had left for Rwanda already. Although, as FactCheck not too long ago reported, this particular person left voluntarily and was paid to go beneath a separate scheme to the flagship deportation programme.
No-fault evictions
Michael Gove, then a senior minister in Rishi Sunak’s cupboard, promised in February that no-fault evictions could be “outlawed” by the following election. That might imply landlords had been not capable of take away tenants with out giving a cause.
However the authorities didn’t move this laws in the course of the wash-up interval – when events work collectively within the remaining days earlier than Parliament is dissolved to get key payments by means of on which they agree.
The deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, instructed the Native Democracy Reporting Service: “As occurs on the finish of the Parliament, once you announce a basic election, there are giant quantities of laws on the books. We’ve solely acquired two days to conclude all of it.”
£10 fines for missed appointments
In his 2022 bid to change into Conservative chief, Mr Sunak steered introducing £10 fines for sufferers who miss GP and hospital appointments with out ample discover.
However inside days of taking workplace, he’d scrapped the pledge – after “listening to GPs”. Downing Avenue mentioned on the time that the Prime Minister needs to ship a “stronger NHS”.
The Conservative Occasion was contacted for remark.
You’ll be able to learn our FactCheck on three guarantees Keir Starmer has damaged right here.
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