Fact checks, commentary and analysis on the topic of the UK Labour Party
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
Economy, Business & Finance
Kemi Badenoch’s new party booklet says Labour extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 and 2029, but a Conservative government made the first of those extensions, and announced the second. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A figure quoted by the Department for Transport and transport secretary counts journeys, not children. Only about 7.5 million children in England are the right age. Read
Politics
We’ve taken a look at a few of the claims made by the Prime Minister during his keynote speech in Liverpool. Read
Crime
Labour claims it’s added more than 3,000 prison places in the last two years, and the Conservatives added fewer than 500 in 14 years. But that’s a misleading comparison. Read
Politics
A false claim that Ms Rayner has been appointed health secretary, alongside an AI-generated image of her smoking, has been circulating online. Read
Politics
Sir Keir Starmer claimed in an interview that his party has only ever won three majorities—but that’s not actually correct. Read
Politics
An article made to look like it was from the Daily Mail covering the real results of a survey of Labour Party members has been fabricated. Read
Achieved
Government Tracker
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to “immediately” abolish Section 21 evictions in England. Read
Politics
As voters in the Greater Manchester constituency prepare to head to the polls, here’s a round-up of claims we’ve fact checked from the campaign. Read
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