How are Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn doing in the polls?
Theresa May is viewed as a better PM than Jeremy Corbyn, and the Conservatives are slightly ahead of Labour in the polls. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and Conservative council tax: who costs you more?
Council tax bills often include precepts and payments to more than one authority. This means your bill could be set by bodies run by different political parties. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Will one third of millennials rent for their entire lives?
The Resolution Foundation estimates that between 66% and 73% of millennials will own their own homes by 2060 (around pension age). 77% of pensioners owned their homes in 2016. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Comparing economic growth across the world
The economies of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia grew by 5.6%, 5.3%, and 6.5% respectively in 2017. That’s significantly faster than the UK, USA, and EU. Read
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Education
You usually need to earn £18,600 a year to bring a non-EU partner to the UK
Since 2012, £18,600 is the minimum income required to bring a non-EU partner to the UK. Read
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Immigration
How immigration law changed for Commonwealth citizens
Theresa May, Diane Abbott and the Immigration Act 2014 Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
Question Time was in Bury St Edmunds this week. We factchecked immigration law for Commonwealth citizens, and for non-EEA partners, what was known about Windrush in 2014, and economic growth in Asia. Read
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Immigration
What was known about Windrush in 2014?
In 2014, a report included stories from members of the Windrush generation facing difficulties proving their immigration status. We don’t know whether Theresa May saw it, but the Home Office did. Read
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Crime
What happened to violent crime in London since 2008?
Under Boris Johnson’s time as mayor the murder rate halved, though we can’t say for sure whether the rise in stop and searches was effective. Read
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Europe
How the EU works: what is the customs union?
The EU’s customs union was first established in 1968 by the six founding member states of the current EU (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands). Read
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