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“delivered over 250,000 drones…”
Claim checkedDuring Keir Starmer's time as Prime Minister (July 2024 to July 2026) the UK delivered more than 250,000 drones to Ukraine.
The 250,000 figure comes from the Prime Minister's own office; the Kyiv Independent reports it as attributed to that office. Earlier Ministry of Defence announcements (more than 10,000 drones in 2024, a 100,000 target for 2025, and a 120,000-drone package for 2026 with deliveries from April) make a large cumulative total plausible. But no independent tier 1-3 source confirms how many had actually been delivered by July 2026.
Claim checkedSince Keir Starmer became Prime Minister in July 2024, the UK has delivered 8,000 missiles and 350,000 artillery rounds to Ukraine.
The figures match the UK Government's own release of 16 July 2026, which counts 'around 8,000 missiles and over 350,000 artillery rounds' delivered since July 2024. No independent count was found; earlier reporting put deliveries up to July 2024 at more than 400,000 artillery shells, so totals since 2022 are higher.
Claim checkedSince Keir Starmer became Prime Minister in July 2024, the UK has trained over 60,000 Ukrainian troops.
Ukrainian outlets reported in January 2026 that more than 60,000 Ukrainian troops had been trained in the UK under Operation Interflex. A Ministry of Defence release of 5 June 2026 put the total at more than 63,000.
“In January last year Volodymyr, you I signed a 100-year partnership between our two nations –”
Claim checkedKeir Starmer and President Zelenskyy signed a 100-year partnership between the UK and Ukraine in January 2025.
Starmer and Zelenskyy signed the UK–Ukraine 100 Year Partnership in Kyiv on 16 January 2025, which was January of the previous year at the time of the July 2026 remarks.
“In March last year, together with President Macron We created the Coalition of the Willing”
Claim checkedIn March 2025, Keir Starmer and President Macron created the Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine.
Starmer announced the "coalition of the willing" after the London summit on 2 March 2025 and convened its leaders on 15 March 2025. Reports describe him leading the effort together with President Macron.
“And we now have plans in place for the Multinational Force Ukraine Consisting of over 25 nations Ready to deploy within days to help secure the peace, when a ceasefire is in place.”
Claim checkedThe UK-French-led coalition has plans for a Multinational Force Ukraine of more than 25 nations, ready to deploy within days of a ceasefire.
The UK and France have led the Coalition of the Willing since March 2025. In January 2026 they signed a Declaration of Intent with Ukraine to deploy a multinational force after a peace deal, with a headquarters in Paris. In September 2025, 26 countries pledged to take part. The Commons Library notes that the force's size and national contributions have not been published, so the 'within days' readiness rests on government statements.
“And in January this year we agreed detailed plans in Paris For a wider package of legally binding security guarantees.”
Claim checkedIn January 2026, the Coalition of the Willing agreed detailed plans in Paris for a wider package of legally binding security guarantees for Ukraine.
At the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on 6 January 2026, members issued a declaration on robust security guarantees. It said they stood ready to commit to politically and legally binding guarantees that would take effect once a ceasefire is in force. The UK, France and Ukraine also signed a declaration of intent on a post-war multinational force. The guarantees were plans that depend on a ceasefire, not commitments already in force.
“Putin has finally been forced to admit… That his illegal invasion is causing real problems at home for him.”
Claim checkedPutin has admitted that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing real problems at home for him.
On 12 June 2026, Putin said, as reported by TASS, that Ukrainian strikes were "certainly causing us damage" to the economy, though he added that Russia was "recovering quickly". Earlier in 2026 he had also acknowledged at a televised meeting that economic indicators were below expectations.
“at the NATO Summit… The UK, Europe and Canada… Announced that we will provide €70 billion of military assistance – For this year and for next year too.”
Claim checkedAt the July 2026 NATO summit, the UK, European countries and Canada announced €70 billion of military assistance for Ukraine for 2026 and for 2027.
At the NATO summit in Ankara on 8 July 2026, the Ankara Summit Declaration pledged EUR 70 billion in military equipment, assistance and training for Ukraine in 2026 and at least equivalent levels in 2027. Reports say the pledge comes from the European allies and Canada, without the United States.
“Just this week we finalised our agreement for the UK to participate in the EU’s €90bn Ukraine support loan –”
Claim checkedIn the week of 13 July 2026 the UK finalised its agreement to take part in the EU's €90bn Ukraine Support Loan.
On 13 July 2026, three days before the statement, the EU and the UK signed a contribution agreement ending negotiations on UK participation in the EU's €90bn Ukraine Support Loan. EU member states formally approved UK participation on 22 July 2026. The Commons Library and the Council of the EU both record the 13 July signing.
“the UK will provide €300 million of support… Working together with Sweden… To provide 16 new advanced aircraft –”
Claim checkedThe UK will provide €300 million, working with Sweden, to provide Ukraine with 16 new advanced fighter aircraft.
News reports on 16 July 2026 confirmed that the UK would give EUR 300 million, working with Sweden, to help Ukraine acquire 16 Saab Gripen E fighter jets by 2029. Saab had signed a contract in June 2026 to deliver the aircraft.
“the relationship between the UK and Ukraine has been very strong since the outbreak of the conflict.”
Claim checkedThe relationship between the UK and Ukraine has been very strong since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The UK has been one of Ukraine's leading backers since February 2022, with about £12.7bn committed by early 2025 (about £7.6bn of it military), and Starmer and Zelensky signed a '100-Year Partnership' treaty in Kyiv on 16 January 2025.
“we've got Ukrainian flags on churches, on town halls, in people's gardens.”
Claim checkedAcross the UK, Ukrainian flags are flown on churches, on town halls and in people's gardens.
Ukrainian flags were widely displayed on churches, town halls and homes in the UK, especially in 2022, but this is anecdotal and no systematic data on how widespread they are was found.
“We've managed to achieve unity across the House of Commons from the start of the conflict”
Claim checkedThe House of Commons has been united across parties in supporting Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Coverage records broad cross-party support for Ukraine in the Commons since 2022, including standing ovations for President Zelensky's March 2022 address, and Labour supported the Conservative government's policy. A few individual politicians, mainly in Reform UK, have dissented, so the unity was broad rather than total.
“at the beginning of the conflict everybody assumed that Russia would win within a matter of weeks.”
Claim checkedAt the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, everybody assumed Russia would defeat Ukraine within weeks.
Many forecasts in February 2022 expected Kyiv to fall within days: US intelligence estimated one to four days and Gen. Mark Milley said 72 hours. This was a widespread view, not a universal one, so 'everybody' overstates it.
“Ukraine has begun to push back on the front this year.”
Claim checkedIn 2026 Ukraine has begun to push Russian forces back on the front line.
ISW assessed that Ukraine made its most significant battlefield gains in winter and spring 2026 since the 2024 Kursk incursion. Ukraine retook more than 400 km² in the Oleksandrivka and Hulyaipole directions between late January and mid-March 2026, and February 2026 was its first month of net territorial gain since 2023.
“Medium-range and long-range missiles have been used to great effect.”
Claim checkedUkraine has used medium- and long-range missiles against Russia to great effect.
In 2026 Ukraine used long-range missiles, including the domestically made FP-5 Flamingo, to hit targets more than 900 km inside Russia, such as the VNIIR-Progress plant and the Kuybyshev refinery in June 2026. Strikes on refineries have been linked to regional fuel shortages. How much these strikes achieved overall is a judgement that the sources do not settle.
“The economic sanctions have had real damage to the Russian economy.”
Claim checkedEconomic sanctions have done real damage to the Russian economy.
Russian oil and gas revenues fell by about 24% in 2025, partly because of sanctions. The deficit widened, reserves were drawn down and growth forecasts were cut below 1% for 2026. Other factors, such as oil prices and the burden of war spending, also contributed.
“we've had such strong statements coming out of the G7 meeting, the global leaders meeting a few weeks ago, out of NATO more recently”
Claim checkedThe G7 summit a few weeks earlier and the more recent NATO summit both produced strong statements in support of Ukraine.
The G7 summit in Evian (15-17 June 2026) produced a statement of 'unwavering support' for Ukraine and promised more pressure on Russia. NATO's Ankara summit (7-8 July 2026) pledged EUR 70bn of military support for Ukraine in 2026 and at least as much in 2027.
Claim checkedUnder Keir Starmer's leadership, Labour removed antisemitism from the party.
In February 2023 the EHRC ended its monitoring of Labour, saying it was content with the action taken under the plan agreed after its 2020 findings. Whether antisemitism was 'ripped out' is a broader assertion that critics, including the Jewish Chronicle, have disputed.
“a stable economy, which it's impossible to imagine that we've done in 2 years, much stronger public services, huge measures on child poverty.”
Claim checkedIn two years Keir Starmer's government has delivered a stable economy, much stronger public services and major measures on child poverty.
GDP grew in Q1 2026 (0.6%) and in the three months to May 2026, and the two-child limit was scrapped, with an official estimate that this lifts 450,000 children out of poverty. That supports the child-poverty and stable-economy parts. 'Much stronger public services' is broad and only partly shown by measures such as the fall in NHS waiting lists.
Claim checkedKeir Starmer's government has done more on defence and security than previous governments.
In February 2025 the government announced what it called the biggest sustained rise in defence spending since the Cold War: 2.5% of GDP by 2027, or 2.6% including intelligence. The statement does not say whom it is compared with, so it can only be partly checked.
“the economy was broken when we inherited [snorts] it. It is now stable.”
Claim checkedThe UK economy was broken when Labour took office in 2024 and is now stable.
Whether the economy was 'broken' in 2024 is a political characterisation. On stability, GDP grew 0.6% in Q1 2026 and 0.7% in the three months to May 2026, but the outlook was clouded by the Iran conflict.
“Even the figures that have come out today on growth are better than expected.”
Claim checkedThe UK GDP figures published on 16 July 2026 showed growth better than expected.
ONS figures published on 16 July 2026 showed GDP grew 0.1% in May 2026, against a consensus forecast of 0.0%, and 1.3% year on year, against 1.2% forecast.
Claim checkedThe UK has the fastest economic growth in the G7.
UK GDP grew 0.6% in Q1 2026, the fastest in the G7, ahead of the US and Japan (0.5%), Italy and Germany (0.3%), Canada (flat) and France (-0.1%). The claim holds for that quarter.
“Our NHS has got the fastest drop in waiting lists for 17 years.”
Claim checkedThe NHS waiting list in England has had its fastest fall for 17 years.
NHS England data published in May 2026 showed the waiting list falling to 7.11m. The Health Secretary called it 'the biggest cut in waiting lists in a single month in 17 years', and the annual fall of 312,000 was the largest year-on-year reduction in 16 years.
“Child poverty will be a record numbers that we're lifting out of poverty.”
Claim checkedKeir Starmer's government will lift a record number of children out of poverty.
The government's Child Poverty Strategy projects 550,000 fewer children in poverty by the end of this Parliament, 450,000 of them from scrapping the two-child limit. It calls this the biggest reduction in a single Parliament on record. This is an official projection, not an outcome yet.
“we were a party that were found to be institutionally anti-Semitic.”
Claim checkedLabour was found by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to be institutionally antisemitic.
In October 2020 the EHRC found Labour responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination relating to antisemitism, and found failures of leadership and complaints handling. The report did not use the phrase 'institutionally antisemitic'.
“It was 4 and 1/4 years from me taking over as leader of the Labour Party and so walking into Downing Street with a landslide majority.”
Claim checkedIt was about four and a quarter years from Keir Starmer becoming Labour leader to entering Downing Street with a landslide majority.
Keir Starmer became Labour leader on 4 April 2020 and became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024 after winning a majority of about 174, roughly 4 years and 3 months later.
“The Hillsborough law that we passed in this House last night”
Claim checkedThe House of Commons passed the Hillsborough law (Public Office (Accountability) Bill) on the night of 14 July 2026, as Keir Starmer said on 15 July 2026.
The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, known as the Hillsborough law, passed its Commons third reading unanimously on Tuesday 14 July 2026, the night before this PMQs; it then went to the House of Lords, so it was not yet law.
“Just this week, we invested a record £250 million to protect our Jewish communities”
Claim checkedIn the week of 13 July 2026 the government committed a record £250 million to protect Jewish communities, as Keir Starmer said on 15 July 2026.
On 13 July 2026 the government announced a £250 million, three-year package to protect Jewish communities, including more than 500 extra police officers; reporting described it as record funding.
Claim checkedThe Labour government passed Ronan's law on online knife sales (in the Crime and Policing Act 2026), as Keir Starmer said on 15 July 2026.
Ronan's law, named after 16-year-old Ronan Kanda, was enacted in the Crime and Policing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. It tightens age and identity checks on online knife sales at purchase and delivery and raises the penalty for selling knives to under-18s to up to two years.
“this Government are doing more on child poverty than any Government ever, including previous Labour Governments”
Claim checkedKeir Starmer's Labour government (2024-2026) is doing more to reduce child poverty than any previous UK government, including the Labour governments of 1997-2010, as he said on 15 July 2026.
'Doing more' has no single measure. The government projects that scrapping the two-child limit and other measures in its child poverty strategy will lift about 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030, which it calls the largest reduction in a single Parliament; this is a forecast, and under the previous Labour government the number of children in relative poverty fell from about 3.4 million to 2.6 million between 1999 and 2010.
“That is why we banned social media for under-16s.”
Claim checkedThe Labour government banned social media for children under 16 (as of 15 July 2026), as Keir Starmer said.
The government announced on 15 June 2026 that under-16s would be banned from social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, using powers in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, but the ban was not expected to take effect until spring 2027. In July 2026 it had been decided and legislated for, not yet put into force.
“It was the worst result since 1935, and we were found to be institutionally antisemitic.”
Claim checkedLabour's 2019 general election result was its worst since 1935, and the party was afterwards found (by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2020) to be institutionally antisemitic, as Keir Starmer said on 15 July 2026.
Labour won 202 seats in the December 2019 general election, its fewest since 1935. But the Equality and Human Rights Commission's October 2020 report found unlawful harassment and indirect discrimination and failures of leadership; it did not find the party 'institutionally antisemitic', a term that does not appear in the report.
“That is why we set the mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.”
Claim checkedThe Labour Government set a mission to halve violence against women and girls in the UK within a decade.
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, and the government adopted it as part of its Safer Streets mission. It published its VAWG strategy, 'Freedom from Violence and Abuse', in December 2025, as the House of Commons Library records.
“I have set a target of two thirds of young people either to go to university or to a gold standard apprenticeship”
Claim checkedKeir Starmer, as Prime Minister, set a target for two thirds of young people to go to university or into a gold-standard apprenticeship, as he said on 15 July 2026.
In September 2025 Keir Starmer replaced the old 50% university target with a goal of two thirds of young people going to university or taking a gold-standard apprenticeship.
“when his party was in the coalition Government, they did not do anything about social care”
Claim checkedWhen the Liberal Democrats were in the 2010-2015 coalition Government, that Government took no action on social care.
The 2010-15 Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition set up the Dilnot Commission on care funding (report July 2011) and passed the Care Act 2014, which wrote a cap on lifetime care costs into law; the Lib Dem minister Norman Lamb took the bill through Parliament. The cap was later deferred in July 2015 by the following Conservative-only government and never brought in, but the record does not show that the coalition did nothing on social care.
Claim checkedUK net migration has fallen by 82% from its 2023 peak (to the latest figure available on 15 July 2026), as Keir Starmer said.
Revised ONS estimates put net migration at a peak of 944,000 in the year ending March 2023, and provisional figures published on 21 May 2026 put it at 171,000 in the year ending December 2025, a fall of about 82%.
Claim checkedSmall boat crossings to the UK in 2026 up to mid-July were about 40% lower than in the same period of 2025.
Small boat arrivals in 2026 were running about 40% below 2025. The National Crime Agency put the fall in the first half of 2026 at 41%. The Migration Observatory reports 16,300 arrivals from 1 January to 9 September 2026, 47% fewer than in the same period of 2025. Over a rolling 12 months the fall was smaller at the time (Home Office: 23% in the year to June 2026), so the figure holds for year-to-date comparisons.
“we deported 70,000 people with no right to be here”
Claim checkedThe Government has deported 70,000 people with no right to be in the UK.
Home Office figures count about 60,000 removals and returns by February 2026 and 80,000 by September 2026, but most were voluntary departures. Enforced removals were around 15,000, so 'deported 70,000' overstates the enforced figure.
“half a million children are being lifted out of poverty”
Claim checkedHalf a million children are being lifted out of poverty by the Labour government's policies (as of 15 July 2026), as Keir Starmer said.
The government's child poverty strategy, including scrapping the two-child limit, is projected to lift about 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030 (450,000 from the two-child limit alone). That figure is a projection for the end of the Parliament, not a change that had already happened by July 2026.
“we have got the biggest investment in defence and security since the 1980s”
Claim checkedThe Government's investment in defence and security is the biggest since the 1980s.
Planned spending of 2.7% of GDP would be the highest share since the 1990s, and real-terms spending is close to Cold War levels. 'Since the 1980s' is a stretch; the Government's own wording elsewhere is 'since the end of the Cold War'.
“we have put record investment into our local authorities and our NHS across the country, including in Shropshire”
Claim checkedThe Labour Government has put record levels of funding into local councils and the NHS across England, including in Shropshire.
Nationally, council core funding for 2026-27 rises by £3.9bn (5.8% cash, 3.5% real), and the IFS says it will be 8.8% higher in real terms by 2028-29, if councils raise council tax by the maximum. But the reforms move money away from many councils: 43% face a real-terms fall. Shropshire Council said the final settlement left it £4.3m worse off in 2026-27 than it had planned, removed the remoteness funding factor and left it seeking up to £121m in exceptional borrowing. So 'record investment ... including in Shropshire' overstates the position for Shropshire.
“In six years, we went from historic defeat in 2019 to historic victory in 2024”
Claim checkedLabour went from a historically bad general election defeat in 2019 to a historically large victory in 2024.
Labour won 202 seats at the December 2019 general election, its fewest since 1935. At the July 2024 election it won 411 seats and a majority of 172 (Commons Library). The 'six years' refers to the span from 2020 to the 2026 statement; the two elections themselves were about four and a half years apart.
“only three Labour Prime Ministers have ever won a majority and we'd just won a majority.”
Claim checkedBefore Keir Starmer's 2024 victory, only three Labour Prime Ministers (Attlee, Wilson and Blair) had ever won a Commons majority.
Before 2024 three Labour Prime Ministers had won Commons majorities (Attlee 1945/1950, Wilson 1964/1966/Oct 1974, Blair 1997/2001/2005), so Starmer's 2024 win made him the fourth. The statement holds if read as 'three before us', but the phrasing is ambiguous and could be read as counting Starmer among the three.
Claim checkedWhen Keir Starmer became leader in 2020, the Labour Party was affected by antisemitism problems.
In October 2020 the EHRC found Labour responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination related to antisemitism and served an unlawful act notice; monitoring ended in February 2023.
“we weren't trusted by the public on the economy, on defense and security, and on immigration.”
Claim checkedIn 2020 the public did not trust Labour on the economy, on defence and security, or on immigration.
Ipsos found the Conservatives led Labour by 18 points on managing the economy in October 2020, and defence was a long-standing Conservative strength. But the same Ipsos series records Labour slightly ahead (+4) on asylum and immigration in October 2020, so the immigration part does not match that polling.
Claim checkedLabour has only ever won three general election majorities (1945, 1997 and 2024).
Labour has won nine Commons majorities: 1945, 1950, 1964, 1966, October 1974, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2024. Only three were won from opposition before 2024 (1945, 1964, 1997), and the 1964 one was not named.
Claim checkedThe UK economy was broken when Labour took office in July 2024.
'Broken' is a judgement, and the headline data in mid-2024 did not show a collapse: CPI inflation was at the 2% target in May and June 2024 and GDP grew about 0.7% in Q1 2024 after a shallow recession. Weak per-head growth and high public debt are real but do not establish the claim.
Claim checkedThe UK is the fastest-growing economy in the G7.
ONS data released in May 2026 showed UK GDP grew 0.6% in Q1 2026, ahead of the US and Japan (0.5%), Italy and Germany (0.3%), Canada (flat) and France (-0.1%), so the UK was the fastest-growing G7 economy that quarter.
“in recent weeks we've seen the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists in 17 years.”
Claim checkedIn recent weeks NHS England's waiting list recorded its biggest monthly fall in 17 years.
Data published on 14 May 2026 showed the waiting list fell from 7.22m to 7.11m in March 2026, which Wes Streeting called the biggest one-month cut in 17 years; PA described it as the largest drop since April 2020. However, the next release (11 June 2026, under four weeks before the interview) showed the list rising back to 7.22m in April.
“in 2 years we've taken the steps that will leave will lift half a million children out of poverty”
Claim checkedIn two years, the Labour government took steps it projects will lift about half a million children out of poverty.
The government estimates that scrapping the two-child limit (in force from April 2026) lifts about 450,000 children out of poverty, and its wider Child Poverty Strategy about 550,000; these are projections, not outcomes.
Claim checkedThe Labour government has made two large increases to planned UK defence spending.
In February 2025 the government committed to defence spending of 2.5% of GDP from 2027, then in June 2025 to NATO's 3.5% core defence target by 2035, alongside a 1.5% resilience target.
“We are now leading coalitions in Ukraine, it's France, Germany, and the United Kingdom leading there.”
Claim checkedFrance, Germany and the UK are leading the coalitions supporting Ukraine.
The Ukraine 'coalition of the willing' is described as led by the UK and France, which signed the January 2026 declaration of intent to deploy troops. Germany's Merz took part in leaders' meetings but is not generally described as a co-lead.
“In the Strait of Hormuz, it's France and the United Kingdom”
Claim checkedThe UK and France are leading the multinational mission for the Strait of Hormuz.
On 17 April 2026 Starmer and Macron announced that the UK and France would lead a multinational, defensive mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allowed.
“the biggest impact in the last few years has been on the one hand the Ukraine conflict, on the other the Iran conflict that's going on at the moment and the Strait of Hormuz.”
Claim checkedThe biggest effects on UK living costs in recent years have come from the Ukraine war and the Iran conflict affecting the Strait of Hormuz.
Energy price rises after Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed UK CPI inflation to 11.1% in October 2022, and the 2026 Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drove up oil, gas, fuel and projected energy-cap prices. Ranking them as the 'biggest' impact is a judgement, but it is consistent with the evidence.
“The deal we did with the US that safeguarded all the jobs at JLR up in the Midlands.”
Claim checkedThe UK-US trade deal safeguarded all the jobs at Jaguar Land Rover in the Midlands.
The May 2025 UK-US deal cut tariffs on UK car exports from 27.5% to 10% within a 100,000-vehicle quota, and Peter Mandelson said it avoided planned JLR layoffs. However, JLR announced up to 500 UK management job cuts in July 2025, so 'all the jobs' overstates the outcome.
“since he'd been mayor, we've been working very closely together on some really important projects like Northern powerhouse rail”
Claim checkedThe Starmer government and Andy Burnham, as Mayor of Greater Manchester, have worked together on projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail.
In January 2026 the Transport Secretary and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham signed a Northern Powerhouse Rail agreement for a Liverpool-Manchester line, with £1.1bn for development.
“got rid of anti-Semitism in our party, ensured our party was trusted again on the economy and on defense, and on immigration, and won not just a general election, but a landslide general election”
Claim checkedUnder Keir Starmer, Labour removed antisemitism from the party, was trusted again on the economy, defence and immigration, and won a landslide in 2024.
The EHRC ended its monitoring in February 2023 after Labour's action plan, and Labour won 411 seats with a majority of about 174 in 2024. But saying antisemitism was 'got rid of' is absolute, and YouGov in June 2025 found Reform UK (36%) far ahead of Labour (12%) on immigration.
“has seen our economy stabilize, our public services improve”
Claim checkedIn two years the Labour government has stabilised the UK economy and improved public services.
The evidence is mixed: Q1 2026 GDP growth (0.6%) led the G7, and the NHS waiting list fell to 7.11m in March 2026. But the list rose again to 7.22m in April 2026, and 'stabilised' and 'improved' are broad judgements.
Procedural claims (the speaker's own dates, petition counts, who said what, background), clear slips of the tongue, and words read out from someone else. They stay on the record and do not count in Accuracy.
Supported“during my time in this Parliament—11 years—three serving or former MPs have been murdered”Procedural: Part of a tribute to murdered MPs, not an argument. · Prime Minister's Questions, 15 Jul 2026
Supported“That meeting with President Zelensky happened the day after he was evicted from the Oval Office.”Procedural: His own diary: when a meeting took place. · Prime Minister's Questions, 15 Jul 2026
Supported“I took the call from President Trump at JLR in Solihull”Procedural: His own diary: where he took a phone call. · Prime Minister's Questions, 15 Jul 2026
Can't verify“As Prime Minister, I have participated in over 60 sessions of PMQs”Procedural: A count of his own PMQs sessions. · Prime Minister's Questions, 15 Jul 2026
Supported“including when there was an attempt to burn down our family home”Procedural: His own family's experience, given as background. · Prime Minister's Questions, 15 Jul 2026
Pending“the England team have won 22 out of 29 matches since I have been Prime Minister”Procedural: A joke about the England team. · Prime Minister's Questions, 15 Jul 2026
Supported“Of course, it is only under Labour Governments that we win the world cup”Procedural: A joke about the World Cup. · Prime Minister's Questions, 15 Jul 2026
