Hannah Smith

Immigration

‘Illegal immigrants’ aren’t entitled to benefits in the UK

By Hannah Smith • 3 mins

A Facebook post calls for “illegal immigrants” to be deterred by stopping benefits—but people in the UK without a right to be here aren’t entitled to benefits already. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Debt is only projected to begin falling in the latter half of the decade

By Hannah Smith • 4 mins

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claim that the government is “delivering” on the pledge to get debt falling is only correct when looking at longer-term projections. Read

Immigration

Does the government’s Rwanda policy only impact ‘failed asylum seekers’?

By Hannah Smith • 5 mins

We’ve looked into the detail of the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, and whether other governments are considering similar schemes. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

38% of Universal Credit claimants are in work

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed that “around half” of Universal Credit claimants are in employment. Read

London’s white population did not go from 86% to 36% in ten years

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Census data shows that this claim, which has been circulating on social media, is false. Read

How has UK aid spending for Palestinians changed in recent years?

By Hannah Smith • 3 mins

We’ve looked at the figures after the Prime Minister announced the government has doubled its aid funding for Palestinian civilians. Read

A YouGov poll found 41% think London protest rules are ‘too relaxed’

By Hannah Smith • 3 mins

Conservative MP Danny Kruger claimed on the Today programme the poll found by “two to one” the public believe police are “too soft” on pro-Palestinian protesters. Read

Immigration

Lee Anderson claim about Labour migrants ‘deal’ appears to be based on unreliable Conservative party estimate

By Hannah Smith • 5 mins

The Conservative party deputy chair’s claim that Labour’s immigration plans would “give hundreds of thousands of migrants a golden ticket” to the UK is similar to recent comments from other ministers. Read

More than one Downing Street pandemic press conference was led by a female politician

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Then-home secretary Priti Patel fronted the press conferences on at least five occasions. Read

No evidence for TikTok video’s claims about Palestinians’ life expectancy and BBC coverage

By Hannah Smith • 4 mins

The video claimed that most Palestinians “don’t ever make it past the age of 30” and that the BBC cut off its own journalist because of the content of his report. Read