The prime minister in statistical bother
Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.
Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.
He claimed that the number of people in employment has been rising - when it’s been falling. And he made a claim that crime has fallen - when it’s risen. We discuss the truth, and what Parliament can do to defend it.
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