Claim: As chancellor, Rishi Sunak cut spending on school rebuilding by almost half.
Fact-check: What happened to school rebuilding funding when Rishi Sunak was chancellor? - Full Fact
Verdict: annual spending on school rebuilding programmes in england fell by 41% between 2019-20 and 2021-22, when mr sunak was chancellor. however this may be partly explained by one programme ending and another beginning. the limited information we have also suggests spending on the new scheme may end up being higher.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Nasim Asl
Date published: 2023-09-12T00:00:00