Claim: The deficit has come down under the Conservatives.
Fact-check: Is the government getting the deficit down? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is correct, the deficit has fallen from 10% of gdp to 2.3% between 2010 and 2017, but the government is far off its original plans for a reaching a surplus.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joel Reland
Date published: 2017-09-29T00:00:00