Claim: When the Conservative party came into government it was met with record unemployment.
Fact-check: Kwasi Kwarteng wrong on 'record unemployment' under Labour - Full Fact
Verdict: false. unemployment was 7.9% when the conservatives entered office, four points lower than in 1984, the record high according to comparable data.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-10-04T00:00:00