Alex Brocklehurst

Politics Editor

Alex joined Full Fact in April 2023 and leads on politics fact checking. Alex previously worked in roles in the UK Parliament providing research and information services, as well as in New Zealand managing a research and evaluation team in a government agency.

26 September 2025

Broken promises? What Full Fact’s Government Tracker does (and doesn’t) tell us about Labour’s first year

Labour’s lagging in the polls and many claim it’s failed to deliver what it promised. Our analysis of manifesto pledges paints a less clear-cut picture, but the government needs to do more to give us the information to judge.

UK riots fact checked: latest updates and key questions answered

Our explainer tracks the latest developments, fact checks claims circulating online and looks at the government’s response.

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Alex Brocklehurst

Politics Editor

Broken promises? What Full Fact’s Government Tracker does (and doesn’t) tell us about Labour’s first year

UK riots fact checked: latest updates and key questions answered

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