Summary:
Would every family’s taxes go up by £2,000 under Labour?
No.
Are NHS England waiting lists going down?
It depends how you measure it, but mostly no.
Have the Conservatives abolished non-dom status?
Not yet; they’re phasing it out.
Will the UK be less energy-secure if it stops new North Sea drilling?
No.
So, that’s four claims made by Sunak, none of them clearly true, two of them clearly false.
Not surprising, really. He has no positive legacy so he has to make things up. And this is, after all, a man who was fined for partying in Downing Street while the rest of us were in lockdown.
With the £2,000 tax increase, it doesn’t matter if it’s true, all that matters is that it’s repeated enough. People will believe it.
People don’t like or trust Sunak, so they’re less likely to believe it coming from him. But you’re basically right and that’s why it’s so infuriating the the moderator allowed Sunak to repeat the lie so many times.
Some people think Labour will always make you pay, and for them it sticks.