🧾 Did Boris Johnson Keep Their Promises?

AI-powered public accountability — tracked by Receipts

Analyzed: May 23, 2026 · 11 promises tracked

Promise	Deadline	Verdict	Evidence	Source
50,000 more nurses and 6,000 more GPs for England	March 2025	❓ Unclear	Boris Johnson resigned in September 2022, before the March 2025 deadline, making it impossible to assess whether this pledge was fulfilled by him personally.	🔗 Source
50,000 more nurses and 6,000 more GPs for England	by March 2025	❓ Unclear	Boris Johnson resigned in September 2022, before the March 2025 deadline, making it impossible to assess whether this pledge was fulfilled by him personally.	🔗 Source
Build 40 new hospitals	over the next 10 years from 2019	⏳ Pending	Deadline not yet reached	🔗 Source
Build 40 new hospitals	over the next 10 years	⏳ Pending	Deadline not yet reached	🔗 Source
Recruit an extra 20,000 police officers for England and Wales	by March 2023	⚠️ Partial	The evidence suggests significant recruitment challenges existed, but without data showing final numbers by March 2023, the promise appears to have been only partially fulfilled.	🔗 Source
Recruit an extra 20,000 police officers for England and Wales	March 2023	⚠️ Partial	The evidence suggests significant recruitment challenges existed, but without data showing final numbers by March 2023, the promise appears to have been only partially fulfilled.	🔗 Source
Reach net zero emissions by mid-century (2050)	by 2050	⏳ Pending	Deadline not yet reached	🔗 Source
Stop financing new, unabated coal	unspecified	❓ Unclear	The provided evidence shows disagreements over coal commitments at G7 and G20 meetings but does not directly address whether Johnson's government financed new unabated coal projects.	🔗 Source
Reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030	by 2030	⏳ Pending	Deadline not yet reached	🔗 Source
All G20 countries committed to reaching net zero target by mid-century	by mid-century	⏳ Pending	Deadline not yet reached	🔗 Source
Make greenhouse gas emissions in Russia lower than the EU within the next three decades	within three decades	⏳ Pending	Deadline not yet reached	🔗 Source