Claim: Leeds City Council announced that Carillion was its preferred bidder for a contract last week.
Fact-check: Did a Labour-run council sign a PFI contract with Carillion in December? - Full Fact
Verdict: leeds city council authorised the award of a contract worth £14 million to carillion on 20 december 2017, although they did not sign the actual contract.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2018-01-18T00:00:00