Senior Political Journalist
Economy, Business & Finance
Rishi Sunak claimed during Prime Minister’s Questions today that his was the only party committed to increasing defence spending. Read
Immigration
Rishi Sunak’s claim that small boat crossings are “down by a third” since he became Prime Minister is only true when looking at arrivals in 2023. Read
We’ve looked at the claim from Labour ahead of this week’s mayoral election. Read
Posts shared on Facebook wrongly claim that “8.2% of the population of Leicester” consider themselves British. In fact, more than half of the city’s population does. Read
A post on social media wrongly claims only the Conservatives are allowed a ‘slogan’ on the ballot paper for an upcoming police and crime commissioner election. Read
A clip being shared on social media following the recent attack on Israel by Iran has been circulating online since at least 2020. Read
Immigration
A think tank estimated half of UK government bilateral aid spending last year was spent within the UK, not half of total UK aid spending. Read
The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, which includes all 27 EU members, but also a number of other countries. Read
Sadiq Khan has repeatedly ruled out bringing in a pay-per-mile scheme while he is mayor. The Conservatives have argued this commitment can’t be trusted. Read
As we’ve previously explained, there’s no evidence Mr Starmer said a quote attributed to him about building more houses for asylum seekers. Read
