Health
Was Keir Starmer right to claim agency staff cost the NHS ‘£5,000 a shift’?
The government hasn’t said what data his claim was based on, but he may have been referring to figures from a Labour party FOI request in 2022. Read
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Health
The government hasn’t said what data his claim was based on, but he may have been referring to figures from a Labour party FOI request in 2022. Read
The hoax posts have been shared in local Facebook groups for residents in Hereford and King’s Lynn. Read
The image was likely created using an online communist party card generator. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour minister Pat McFadden made this claim during a radio interview, but may have been referring to the expected increase in the new state pension instead. Read
Users on social media have been sharing a satirical article with the belief it describes a genuine law change. Read
A video being shared online which is alleged to show the impact of strikes from Lebanon on Israel is using footage from unrelated events. Read
The video is from July and unrelated to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Read
Politics
This afternoon Sir Keir Starmer delivered his first Labour party conference speech as Prime Minister—and we fact checked it live, with a team of seven fact checkers and our AI … Read
An edited clip has been circulating online with claims it shows Ms Harris delivering a speech while drunk. Read
The video is 11 months old and actually shows tanks moving to Re'im, in southern Israel. Read
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