Claim: Clementine Churchill told her husband Winston Churchill that she could have made a former love interest, a street sweeper, prime minister.
Fact-check: Churchill street sweeper quote has been attributed to many politicians - Full Fact
Verdict: this anecdote has appeared in many different forms across the internet, with attribution to a number of famous political couples. there is no evidence that this conversation between the churchills ever actually took place.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-10-21T00:00:00