We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
The list includes taxes that are more than a century old and other taxes that don’t exist in the UK. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
Politics
New figures show inflation in May was 3.4%—but an error with the figures for April has resulted in a few conflicting news reports this morning. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Last month the Prime Minister claimed living standards were “at an all-time low” under the previous government—but none of the usual measures of living standards back this up. Read
Politics
We’ve taken a look at key claims from the Labour government’s first Spending Review. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Catherine McKinnell MP claimed “we’ve seen inflation coming down”, but her department has since told us she meant to refer to interest rates. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A video shared more than 1,500 times claims you now have to notify HMRC to withdraw cash from your account, but this is not true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The country’s Ministry of Finance confirmed it does not request advance notice of withdrawals. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Seemingly contrasting claims about unemployment and jobs figures were made by the Conservatives and Labour at this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions. Read
Politics
The UK and the United States today announced a “landmark economic deal” between the two countries—the first such agreement the US has reached on trade since President Donald Trump introduced wide-ranging tariffs on US imports. Read
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