Claim: The Labour party has never left government with unemployment lower than when it came in.
Fact-check: Has a Labour government ever left office with unemployment lower than when it came in? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is true of most labour governments, including the two most recent examples which both saw unemployment increase, according to current data. but historic unemployment data, while not directly comparable with current data, suggests there's at least one exception, with unemployment falling during the labour minority government of 1924.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-06-15T00:00:00