Claim: Only eight cases of tax evasion have been prosecuted in the past two years.
Fact-check: Hundreds of people have been prosecuted for tax evasion in the last two years - Full Fact
Verdict: false. this figure refers to prosecutions for the enabling of tax evasion. hmrc says around 400 people have been prosecuted for tax evasion in the last two years.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2023-03-10T00:00:00