Immigration
Will London be mostly foreign by 2031?
The Sun newspaper reported today that London will play host to seven million foreigners and five million British people by 2031. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Economy, Business & Finance
The Queen's Speech: Resources and Factchecks
This morning we heard the Queen set out the Government's plans in her speech in the House of Lords. The 2013-14 parliamentary session was opened with the announcement of 19 … Read
Analysis
Immigration
Did the authorities miss 500,000 Eastern European immigrants?
The 2011 census revealed that there are almost half a million more people in the country than previously thought. Who are they and where are they from? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Full Fact sources index: where to find the information you need
This list has now been superseded by our new tool Full Fact Finder. Full Fact constantly draws upon a whole host of resources to show you where facts are from. … Read
Analysis
Immigration
The UK Backlogs Agency?
Just as the UK Border Agency was dismantled, a House of Commons committee revealed that the agency has left behind 24 years' worth of unresolved asylum and immigration cases. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Migrants and benefits: let's call the whole thing off?
Today the Prime Minister announced the end of the UK's 'something for nothing' culture, proposing new limits on benefits and NHS access for migrants. But is the policy based on sound evidence? Read
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Immigration
What's behind the fall in net migration?
In the same week that Theresa May announced a fall in net migration, Yvette Copper and Ed Miliband presented Labour's new approach to immigration. Is it based on sound evidence? Read
Analysis
Crime
Has Britain been hit by a Romanian crimewave?
Full Fact investigates claims that 15 Romanians have been arrested every day in the UK for the last five years. Read
Analysis
Europe
Is Britain Europe's 'migrant magnet'?
Britain has been dubbed a "migrant magnet" by today's papers as 'new figures' compared migration rates in the EU. Do we really deserve this moniker? Read
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Immigration
Does the UK subsidise the upbringing of foreigners' children?
While the changes to Child Benefit mean that families in the UK are means-tested, today's Daily Mail front page announced that foreign parents continue to profit from the payment, at a cost to the British taxpayer of £1 million per week. Is this the case? Read
Analysis
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