Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
The Prime Minister appeared to understate the cost when claiming in local TV interviews that £5-6 million a day is spent on hotels for “illegal migrants”. Read
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook. Read
Environment
We’ve looked into some of the “worrying proposals” that the Prime Minister mentioned in his Net Zero speech. Read
The last census suggests that over 80% of Croydon’s residents have a British identity. Read
Education
Annual spending on school rebuilding in England fell by 41% between 2019-20 and 2021-22—but that figure doesn’t tell the whole story. Read
The Prime Minister suggested that Keir Starmer didn’t mention RAAC in a recent speech on education. Read
A Facebook post claims that Keir Starmer took the government to court so “illegal immigrants” could receive benefits. This is inaccurate. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post has suggested that council houses are readily available for people who are in the UK illegally, but this is not true. People in the UK illegally can't apply for council housing. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Under Scottish government plans currently under consultation, only properties in Band H in Aberdeenshire would see an increase of £768.12 in council tax. Read
Immigration
Most European countries do use scientific methods to determine the ages of asylum seekers. But the UK and at least two others—Ireland and Serbia—do not. Read
