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Are the Tories Indulging In Series of Misleading Claims Including Asylum Backlog Clearance?

The statistical watchdog UK Statistics Authority has intervened in the asylum backlog clearance matter for the second time refuting UK government claims as half truths.

International Business Times UK

Statistics watchdog rebukes Sunak over inaccurate asylum backlog figures

Head of UK Statistics Authority says outstanding cases had risen, not halved as PM had claimed

The Guardian - UK

Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures, stats watchdog finds

Asylum data cited by the Prime Minister ‘do not reflect’ Home Office records, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority said

The Independent UK

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Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures, statistics watchdog says

UK Statistics Authority says PM used inaccurate figures when comparing current backlog with situation under Labour

The Guardian - UK

Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures in Parliament, stats tsar finds

Asylum data cited by the Prime Minister ‘do not reflect’ Home Office records, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority said.

The Independent UK

Top Tories including Rishi Sunak used misleading immigration figures, watchdog finds

The UK Statistics Authority has written to the government after three ministers including Mr Sunak claimed in December that the current backlog is half what it was when Labour was in office - whereas official figures show it is 150,000 higher

Daily Mirror

Health chiefs slapped down by stats watchdog over 'misleading' nurse pay graph

The UK Statistics Authority has taken to task officials working for Health Secretary Steve Barclay for a "poor and misleading" graph that exaggerated increases in nurse pay

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Alex Cole-Hamilton contacts stats authority over SNP wind power claim

ALEX Cole-Hamilton has written to the UK Statistics Authority over the Yes campaign's use of a disputed wind power figure on a leaflet.

The National (Scotland)

Immigration minister reported to watchdog for ‘twisting’ statistics on Channel migrants OLD

Exclusive: Letter to UK Statistics Authority warns data is being ‘used to justify new pieces of legislation’ in parliament

The Independent UK

Stats watchdog asked to step in after Michael Gove's 'misleading' Brexit claim

AN SNP MP has written to the Complaints Department of the UK Statistics Authority urging them to correct Michael Gove’s “wholly misleading”…

The National (Scotland)

NHS forced to publish hidden trolley wait data by UK regulator

Exclusive: NHS publishes data showing almost 1 million 12-hour trolley waits in 2021-22

The Independent UK

New chair of UK Statistics Authority begins five-year term

Sir Robert Chote began his five-year term as the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority today, following his appointment in April.

The National (Scotland)

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

Government statistics on academies under scrutiny

Union has accused the DfE of a ‘statistics scandal’ over academisation.

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The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson admits he's repeatedly given false jobs information to Parliament

The Prime Minister said he accepted a correction about his use of jobs data from the UK Statistics Authority - after repeatedly using the dodgy figure even when he was told it was wrong

Daily Mirror

Watchdog blasts Boris Johnson for making claim he's already been told is false

The Prime Minister is accused of 'damaging public trust' after making a false claim about jobs seven times in Parliament, despite repeatedly being asked not to by the UK Statistics Authority

The Independent UK

Government presented crime figures in ‘misleading way’ – watchdog

UK Statistics Authority received complaints over allegations the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary falsely claimed crime had fallen.

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The Independent UK

Watchdog probes accusations PM and Patel falsely claimed drop in crime

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel have been reported to the UK Statistics Authority.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon’s reference to higher Covid rates in England was accurate – watchdog

The UK Statistics Authority has said the First Minister was right when she said England’s infection rate was more than 20% higher than Scotland’s.

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