Fact checking the ITV debate: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt's claims examined

Published on 9 July 2019

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have clashed in an ITV debate during which both candidates made several claims on Brexit, a no-deal and future tax policy. The independent fact-checking charity Full Fact, the Institute for Government and the Institute for Fiscal Studies have examined the answers provided by the two men hoping to become the next prime minister.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have clashed in an ITV debate during which both candidates made several claims on Brexit, a no-deal and future tax policy. The independent fact-checking charity Full Fact, the Institute for Government and the Institute for Fiscal Studies have examined the answers provided by the two men hoping to become the next prime minister.

Authors

Tom Waters
Tom Waters

Associate Director

Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.

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Publisher
ITV

Suggested citation

Waters, T. (2019). Fact checking the ITV debate: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt's claims examined [Comment] ITV. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/fact-checking-itv-debate-boris-johnson-and-jeremy-hunts-claims-examined (accessed: 20 May 2024).

Grant

Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), 2015-2020

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