Sadiq Khan Fact Checked By UK Statistics Authority
Though Sadiq Khan clinched a third term as London Mayor in March, his spin on his ‘achievements’ didn’t go un-noticed by co-conspirators. Khan often claimed that he has “delivered” 25,000 affordable homes “in the last year alone”. Guido pointed out at the time that Khan had only built an abysmal 4% of the GLA target for affordable housing starts in the last three quarters. Now the UK Statistics Authority has called him out too…
Assembly Member Shaun Bailey wrote to UKSA about Khan’s “misleading” comments in articles of his record in building affordable houses. The Statistics Authority wrote back, confirming Khan was misinforming the public:
“There were 25,658 affordable housing starts in the period April 2022 to March 2023, and 13,954 affordable housing completions during this time. The Mayor’s use of the word ‘delivered’ could be misinterpreted by the average person to mean the housing had been completed rather than started.”
For someone who frequently blasts his rivals for spreading “misinformation”, Khan certainly seems no stranger to doing just that…
