Immigration

12 May 2025

How has the number of asylum seekers in hotels changed under Labour?

During an interview with Conservative shadow policing minister Matt Vickers on Times Radio this morning, there appeared to be some confusion over how the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has changed since the general election.

9 May 2025

Defence secretary latest Labour MP to misrepresent government’s record on immigration returns

Defence secretary John Healey is the latest Labour MP to incorrectly refer to the total number of immigration returns carried out under the government as ‘deportations’.On Thursday 8 May, on …

7 May 2025

What deal has the government struck over Indian workers and National Insurance?

With opposition parties warning of “two-tier taxes” and the PM describing criticism as “incoherent nonsense”, we look at what we know about what’s been announced.

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds hosted an India business roundtable last month

10 April 2025

Article about migrants housed in luxury hotel in Ireland shared as if it is in the UK

While there have been similar reports in the UK, the article being shared is about a specific case in Ireland.

8 April 2025

How many people has Labour ‘deported’?

Some politicians and media have referred to the total number of immigration returns as the number of people being “deported”, but most returns aren’t officially counted as “deportations”.

31 March 2025

‘Illegal immigrants’ are not entitled to mainstream benefits in the UK

A claim we’ve previously fact checked appears to be recirculating on Facebook.

28 March 2025

Image shared with claim about family in London is 2016 stock photo from Malaysia

Social media posts have claimed the photo shows the family of a person called “Khalil”, who supposedly arrived in the UK by boat and lives in a five-bed home in north London.

25 March 2025

The Irish government hasn’t issued a leaflet telling girls to stay indoors after 6pm

The Irish Government and the Irish Centre for Diversity have confirmed they have never created or distributed such a leaflet.

3 March 2025

Facebook post wrongly implies migrants receiving benefits are exempt from paying council tax

There is no automatic exemption for all migrants, although some may be exempt or receive discounts for the same reasons as non-migrants.

19 February 2025

The UK’s population is not projected to grow by five million ‘in just seven years’

Figures quoted by the Express actually refer to the projected population growth over a 10 year period, between 2022 and 2032.

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How has the number of asylum seekers in hotels changed under Labour?

Defence secretary latest Labour MP to misrepresent government’s record on immigration returns

What deal has the government struck over Indian workers and National Insurance?

Article about migrants housed in luxury hotel in Ireland shared as if it is in the UK

How many people has Labour ‘deported’?

‘Illegal immigrants’ are not entitled to mainstream benefits in the UK

Image shared with claim about family in London is 2016 stock photo from Malaysia

The Irish government hasn’t issued a leaflet telling girls to stay indoors after 6pm

Facebook post wrongly implies migrants receiving benefits are exempt from paying council tax

The UK’s population is not projected to grow by five million ‘in just seven years’

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