Claim: George Osborne promised to eliminate the deficit by 2015.
Fact-check: Did George Osborne promise to eliminate the deficit by this year? - Full Fact
Verdict: in 2010 he said that the government's aim was for the deficit to be eliminated by 2015. while an aim isn't a promise, the government's performance on the deficit has been worse than was aimed for.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sam Ashworth-Hayes
Date published: 2015-11-26T00:00:00