Claim: The justice budget has fallen by 40% since 2010.
Fact-check: Justice spending is down 25% since 2010, not 40% - Full Fact
Verdict: this was a proposal, but is now out of date. the government announced a 40% real terms reduction in the ministry of justice budget between 2010/11 and 2019/20, but in the end the reduction was 25%.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-02-18T00:00:00