Claim: Government debt has doubled under the Conservatives.
Fact-check: Labour and Conservative records on the national debt - Full Fact
Verdict: not correct. public sector net debt, adjusted for inflation, rose by 53% between 2009/10 and 2016/17.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2017-05-16T00:00:00