Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the BBC and ITV seven-party debates, including the NHS, Brexit, poverty, immigration and criminal justice. Read
It’s not credible to put a specific number of the effect of a policy when no one knows exactly what the policy is. Read
Immigration
Labour passed a motion at its party conference to extend free movement. This doesn’t mean scrapping all immigration controls. Read
Immigration
Refugees can’t be penalised for entering illegally if they are claiming asylum and coming from a place where their life or freedom are threatened. Read
Immigration
Official estimates of migration to and from the UK have been wrong for several years, and have lost their quality mark as a result. Read
Immigration
The UK “resettled” more refugees than any other EU country in 2017 and 2018, but several EU countries have granted asylum to more refugees overall in that time than the UK has. Read
An estimated 320,000 people are homeless in Great Britain, and that figure includes people who aren’t British. Read
The image makes claims about the number of foreign-born NHS doctors, Brits living abroad and whether immigrants are more likely to claim benefits. Read
Immigration
Migration Watch has withdrawn a study into post-Brexit immigration levels due to accuracy concerns. Read
Immigration
6.5 million migrants have joined GP surgeries in the decade from 2007, but not all of them are here long-term and some were double counted. Read
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