Claim: 400,000 more children are in absolute poverty under the Conservatives.
Fact-check: Are 400,000 more children in absolute poverty since 2010? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is wrong. the exact change in child poverty under the conservatives depends on the year you compare from, but none of the absolute measures shows this. relative child poverty was estimated to have risen by 400,000 between 2010/11 and 2015/16—both including and excluding housing costs.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2017-12-08T00:00:00