Blog posts tagged "PMQs"

April 19, 2012 5:38 pm 3 Comments

"This is what the government means when it talks about 'increased staffing levels' - that the cut is not quite as deep as first envisaged."

February 24, 2012 2:53 pm 11 Comments

Despite the ring of alarm bells over frontline police numbers, David Cameron told the House of Commons that the thin blue line is actually getting fatter. Is he right? FactCheck investigates.

January 25, 2012 4:49 pm 18 Comments

Are there more people in work today than there were at the time of the last election as David Cameron claims? Channel 4 News FactCheck finds out.

January 11, 2012 4:54 pm 8 Comments

"Sources in the rail industry have told FactCheck there was nothing to stop Labour from specifying a longer period of time in this document if they had really wanted the change to last longer than one year."

October 19, 2011 2:58 pm 41 Comments

It's very strange. Most politicians reckon that once bitten by FactCheck, twice shy. Not so the PM. We've caught him out on his boast on private sector jobs before but today he was at it again. He claimed half a million more private sector jobs were created since the election. He's wrong, and here's why.

September 14, 2011 4:43 pm 19 Comments

The PM battled to explain the grim news today that unemployment has suffered its largest quarterly increase in two years, jumping by 80,000 between May and June. As he looked to private sector jobs growth for salvation, Mr Cameron was lambasted by Ed Miliband who said: "His claim, and the Chancellor’s central claim - that you can cut the public sector and the private sector would make up the difference - isn't happening." Who's right?

March 30, 2011 6:31 pm 13 Comments

The claim "It is the Office For (Fair) Access that will decide whether or not they can go to that £9,000 threshold and very tough rules have been published and placed in this house for people to see" David Cameron MP, Prime Minister’s Questions, March 30 2011

March 16, 2011 7:25 pm 7 Comments

When Ed Miliband challenged David Cameron over the NHS and EU competition policy in the Commons, it wasn't just the PM who was confused. But did the Opposition leader have a point? FactCheck investigates.

February 9, 2011 5:51 pm 11 Comments

The claim "On Sure Start, the budget is going from £2,212m to £2,297m - that budget is going UP, that is what’s happening" David Cameron MP, Prime Minister’s Questions, February 9, 2011

December 31, 2010 10:00 am 12 Comments

Ten of the dodgiest and daftest political utterances of the year - as debunked by Channel 4 News FactCheck with Cathy Newman.