Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
Posts on social media claim Labour has “renamed” or “redefined” illegal migration as “irregular migration”. But that term was also used by the previous government. Read
A Facebook post claims Scotland is expected to ‘function’ on 37% of the revenue it generates, but this isn’t correct. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski’s claim that the cap “kept 1.8 million children in poverty last year” is not correct. Read
Claims the party’s candidate for Clapham and Brixton Hill may not be real spread widely on social media, but have been debunked. Read
We’ve taken a break from fact checking the general election to look at some of the key stats from the other hotly contested event of the summer. Read
The party has claimed its plans to decarbonise the energy grid would save the average household £300 in energy bills by 2030. Read
Labour and the Conservatives made seemingly contrasting claims about the previous government’s record on tax and the so-called ‘tax burden’. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The figure is based on the amount the Conservative party says its “triple lock plus” plan would save the “average pensioner” in income tax cumulatively over the next parliament. Read
Immigration
A graphic shared by Reform UK leader Richard Tice claims Rishi Sunak “welcomed more migrants in just two years” than in the 944 years prior to 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve taken a look at how the government’s tax changes have affected workers, following a claim from Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Question Time. Read
