Senior Political Journalist
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve taken a look at how the UK’s economic growth compares with other countries in the G7, following comments by Rishi Sunak on Today. Read
Posts on social media about arrest warrants sought for top Israeli government and Hamas officials have confused the two international courts. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked at the figures after shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told BBC Radio Essex that taxes were “at a 70 year high” and due to increase. Read
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
With four candidates for Mayor of London clashing over transport costs, ULEZ, pay-per-mile road charging and affordable housing, we take a look at some of the claims made. 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
