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Fact checking organisation Full Fact went through Sunak’s speech and found at least 3 misleading claims made by the Prime Minister.
The Greens are trying to quadruple their parliamentary representation
There is no evidence that ratcheting up sanctions incentivizes people into work
“Operation Branchform should be free to pursue its investigation fearlessly without interference from Rishi Sunak.”
‘One walk-on role as a sword-bearer and now she thinks she’s Henry V.’
‘Deflection politics at its very worst’
The claim has been proven to be factually incorrect
“Rishi Sunak certainly seems pretty pissed off with whoever it is who’s been running the country recently”
As Rishi Sunak confirms rest of HS2 rail link to be scrapped
“Suella Braverman with her reference to “hurricanes” coming is as divisive & dangerous as Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” rhetoric of the 1960s.”
