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This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what happens on polling day. Read
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what happens on polling day. Read
The Barnett Formula didn’t apply when the DUP negotiated £1 billion for Northern Ireland because public spending in England didn’t change. Read
A commitment to raise teacher salaries to £30,000 by 2022/23 would likely put new teachers in the top quarter of graduate earners in England. Read
Statutory homelessness increased by 39% between 2010 and 2017 (more recent data isn’t comparable). Rough sleeping is also up by 165%. Read
A quote about the US having a “right to withdraw all trade, aid and communication” in negotiations about the NHS does not appear in a leaked government document. Read
Around 83% of employee jobs in Scotland receive the real living wage or more, this is higher than any of the UK countries, but it lower than in the South East region of England. Read
Claims about the increasing number of homes under the Conservatives are correct, but the majority of homes are built by the private sector, not the state. Read
In 2009/10 there were 3.4 million households renting from a private landlord and this has risen to 4.5 million in 2017/18. Read
Despite the disagreement of an audience member on question time, a salary of £80,000 a year puts you in the top 5% of income tax payers. Read
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