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A post on Facebook shows a genuine photo of Jeremy Corbyn shaking hands with Tariq Mahmood, who was convicted in 2008 for electoral fraud. Read
Major’s prorogation in 1997 delayed a report into Conservative MPs taking bribes, whether or not that was his intention. Read
Health
Research by Public Health England into the prescribing of five specific types of drug found there wasn’t enough evidence to say how many people were addicted. Read
The price of Freddos has risen much faster than inflation, and so has the value of the minimum wage. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment in the West Midlands has fallen slightly over the past year. Read
Sinn Féin MPs aren’t allowed to take salaries but can claim expenses. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At his first Prime Minister’s questions, Boris Johnson incorrectly claimed Scotland has the highest taxes in Europe. Read
Grouping together various spellings of the name Muhammad can push it up the rankings, but so can counting Harrys and Henrys as one group. Read
We’ve seen no evidence that Hitler referred to the dissolution of parliament as “the will of the people”. Read
The Turkish military’s pension fund is the preferred buyer of British Steel, based in Scunthorpe which voted to leave the EU. Read
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