The chair of the UK Statistics Authority has stated the election may “do with out” events quoting figures about one another’s insurance policies.
Chatting with BBC Radio 4’s At this time programme about Rishi Sunak’s disputed claims that unbiased Treasury officers’ calculations confirmed Labour would increase taxes by £2,000 if elected, Sir Robert Chote stated “[this] isn’t nice for total belief within the dialogue.”
He added: “For those who’re going to make high-profile numerical claims about issues, it’s a good suggestion to outline clearly what it’s that you’re speaking about and also you’re making an attempt to measure . . . and you must determine the supply of the underlying information.”
