Make sure national debt is falling
“Third, we will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services.”
Unscoreable. No who, how much, when or from where. That makes it a slogan, not a promise we can track.
Where it stands
The sentence commits to national debt falling but does not say which measure (debt in pounds or as a share of the economy) or by when, so it cannot be scored (Promise standard, section 2). It was the third of five promises in the speech. No body in power is committed to it as worded: the government he led left office on 5 July 2024.
What has happened
- Jan 2023The Prime Minister makes falling national debt the third of five promises, Promised
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