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In the original video, Mr Starmer promptly answers Piers Morgan’s question. Read
Europe
The calculation is a fair assessment of the best available forecasts. But those forecasts themselves contain a high degree of uncertainty. Read
A Lib Dem leaflet edited a Guardian headline, which paraphrased the words of Jo Swinson, to make it look like the Guardian said it directly. Read
The interview was edited before being posted by the Conservative party to make Mr Starmer look confused. Read
The claim was spread by a now-deleted tweet. Read
Fiona Bruce and an audience member found themselves each talking about Leave.EU and Vote Leave. Read
Health
Type 2 diabetes sufferers make up one in 10 hospital admissions in England but a small fraction were admitted for type 2 diabetes as the main diagnosis. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Most of the numbers in a viral post about UK and EU workers’ rights are correct, but could benefit from some more context. Read
Health
Just under 97,000 nurses voluntarily resigned from the NHS in England between 2010 and 2018. Overall the number of nurses working in the NHS is higher than in 2010. Read
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