Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
The number of “legacy backlog” cases has fallen over the year to date, while the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has increased. Read
Immigration
The Prime Minister claimed in a video that he is ensuring the only way to come to the UK for asylum will be via safe and legal routes. We looked into the existing routes for seeking asylum or resettle Read
A letter published in 2020 is circulating on social media as evidence that the proposed ULEZ expansion was ordered by the government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked at the numbers behind the Prime Minister’s pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year. Read
Immigration
Oliver Dowden’s claim that there had been a 40% increase in interceptions in the Channel refers to the number of people prevented from crossing in small boats in 2022, compared to 2021. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A social media post claims that 1.5 million children were pushed into poverty by the two-child limit. The estimated number in poverty because of the limit is lower. Read
A Norwegian government spokesperson confirmed that of around 1,400 cases which were reviewed “very few” saw their refugee status revoked. Read
The website is linked to in a Facebook post claiming the retailer is giving away “unclaimed electronics” to British customers for £2. Read
A tweet shared by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham fails to make clear that this figure refers to a loan being underwritten by the UK government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not necessarily the case that lower inflation means things cost less than before. Kantar’s data shows prices are still rising, but less steeply than previously. Read
