Boris Johnson right to claim crime has fallen, minister suggests Kwasi Kwarteng said PM was talking about crime ‘in relation to individuals’ Kwasi Kwarteng faces backlash for defending PM's 'misleading' crime statementBusiness Secretary accused of disrespecting fraud victims after saying Boris Johnson was right to exclude the crime from official figures Martin Lewis calls on business secretary to apologise for fraud remarksMoneySavingExpert founder says minister ‘must apologise if he has any shred of decency in him’ Surge in Knife Crime Under Conservative Rule Exposes Johnson’s Lies – Byline TimesSabrina Lavrut investigates the claim that ‘personal’ crimes have been falling under the Conservatives Why is the Commons Speaker silent on the prime minister’s statistics lies? | LettersLetters: Boris Johnson has misled parliament on the figures, but Lindsay Hoyle seems to be burying his head in the sand, says Dr Philip Hoy. Plus a letter by Rod Price Tory defends PM's 'lies' by dismissing an entire type of crime in TV car crashKwasi Kwarteng was so keen to defend Boris Johnson's crime statistics that he ended up suggesting fraud is not a 'day-to-day crime' in a 'car crash interview' Kwasi Kwarteng branded ‘disrespectful’ to victims of scammersBusiness secretary defended Boris Johnson’s claim that crime fell by 14% – which is only true if fraud is excluded