Senior Political Journalist
Culture & Society
A video which appears to show a Muslim woman filming herself on a street in the UK telling people to “cover up” is fake.The clip, which has been shared on … Read
Immigration
Earlier this month the Prime Minister claimed that small boat crossings “went up and up” while Robert Jenrick was immigration minister. But the figures show the opposite. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Conservative shadow minister Helen Whately claimed that the halving of pensioner poverty was “in no small part” thanks to her party. But most of that fall happened when Labour was in power. Read
Immigration
During a debate in Parliament earlier this week junior Home Office minister Jo White MP claimed that the number of hotels being used to house asylum seekers “has fallen from … Read
Immigration
Labour MP Oliver Ryan claimed that “there were 0 boats before Brexit”. This isn’t true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden’s claim that the current employment rate is higher than in “every year but one” under the Conservatives isn’t correct, according to ONS data. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Ahead of the Budget we’ve taken a look at how the so-called ‘tax burden’ is changing, and how taxes on earnings in the UK compare both historically and internationally. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Nigel Farage claimed the impact of both threshold freezes and the triple lock is “dragging about nine million pensioners into taxation”. Read
Immigration
A figure quoted by Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf for the increase in the UK’s foreign-born population is far too high, and may refer to an estimate of the increase over 20 years. Read
