Political Lies

A dossier of the Lies, Falsehoods and Misrepresentations from Boris Johnson to Keir Starmer

[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

Today we are relaunching the website with one extra feature. Lies, falsehoods and misrepresentations by Keir Starmer and his Labour Party:
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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“I would do everything I possibly could to stop what’s happening in the Middle East.” - Angela Rayner

Rayner abstained from a vote calling for a ceasefire in November 2023.
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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“We were the first country to send tanks to Kyiv…” - PM Rishi Sunak

In April 2022, the Czech Republic sent five T-72 tanks to Ukraine, the UK government did not announce it would send tanks to Ukraine until the 14th January 2023.
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[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

Bravo!
Welsh government yesterday committed to make political lying a criminal offence. An historic moment. I so hope that Westminster follows suit.

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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

Yesterday the Welsh government committed to making lying in politics illegal.

Our website has documented over 1,000 lies, falsehoods and misrepresentations from Boris Johnson to Keir Starmer. Of that figure, we've noted only 14 corrections.
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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

The '100,000 migrants' figure has been repeated at least 10 times by Conservative MPs.

This is a misleading figure first published by the Conservative party and described by Starmer as "complete garbage"

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[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

Now we know. Keir Starmer could open the door to over 100,000 illegal migrants every year.

Our plan to stop the boats will deter crossings and break the cycle of criminal gangs.

There’s more to do. But we're making progress: illegal Albanian arrivals are down 90% this year.

[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

"[Starmer and Labour] would open our doors to more than 100,000 illegal migrants to the UK" - Jonathan Gullis MP

In January, Gullis ran a Facebook ad promoting false information. There are no regulations against false non-broadcast political advertising.
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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“… 7.8 million people are currently on the [NHS] waiting lists” - Sir Keir Starmer

According to NHS England’s own data the number of “unique patients” waiting for treatment was actually 6.5 million. Starmer misled MPs.
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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

”Difficult though the backlog is, it is half the size that it was when Labour was in office” - PM Rishi Sunak

At the time of Sunak's statement the backlog was 166,000 cases. When Labour was last in office in 2010, the backlog was 19,000.
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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“[UK] debt is falling”

UK debt as a cash value is not currently falling nor is it forecast to fall.

The slight 0.4% reduction in debt as a percentage of GDP is forecast only after a 4.2% increase (the result of an increase in GDP, not falling debt)
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[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

This King’s Speech delivers change.

Change in our economy.
Change in our society.
Change in our communities.

It takes long-term decisions for a brighter future ⬇️

[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

We are updating this website! To reflect the fall of Johnson and Truss we have changed the name to Lies, Falsehoods and Misrepresentations from Boris Johnson to Rishi Sunak. A new image will go up shortly:

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[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

We've added another 45 or so lies, falsehoods and misleading statements to the website today, bringing the total recorded to well over 400. Sadly, many more to be published. This task never ends.

https://t.co/tfVKwlWx1d

[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“... carnage on our roads, certainly killing more people than Covid at the moment” -Sir Desmond Swayne

We give everyone the opportunity to challenge our analysis and we are grateful to Sir Desmond for acknowledging his mistake and correcting the record.

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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“[There are] 2.2 million people supported with the Warm Homes Discount, Mr Speaker, worth £140 per week.”

This is just one example of 5 false and misleading statements made by Boris Johnson on January 5th in defiance of the Ministerial Code.

https://t.co/I192csxXJd

[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

"I just want to say the most important thing is that those (MPs) who break the rules must be investigated and should be punished."
Boris Johnson, 10th November 2021

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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

Instead of actually building 48 'new hospitals' the Johnson government has instead changed the definition of 'new hospital' to include major refurbishment of an existing hospital, new hospital wings and new clinic buildings on existing sites.

https://t.co/TzxC3TRBCy

[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

Another 13 posts are now live with another 33 we are finalising before publishing over the coming days.

https://t.co/BMVB4By8HQ currently contains a total of 349 posts.

[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“The Prime Minister follows the ministerial code and Nolan Principles when conducting himself in public life.”
Downing Street Spokesperson, 28th April 2021

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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

“No honourable member on any side would actually mislead or lie to the House.”
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, 17th March 2021

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[Political Lies @Johnson_Lies]

Boris Johnson “has brought honesty [and] commitment” to politics.
Nadhim Zahawi, 29th April 2021

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