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Economy, Business & Finance
Are the Conservatives right about Labour’s tax plans?
The Conservatives have said that Labour plans to increase the basic rate of income tax to 25%, but that’s not the case. Labour said it won’t raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000. Read
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What is the Prevent strategy?
BBC Question Time on 25 May featured a lot of discussion about the government’s Prevent strategy. But what is Prevent? Read
Analysis
Counter-terrorism powers
TPIMs, internment and Control Orders: how the government has tried to control terror suspects. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Ask Full Fact: have the Conservatives redefined child poverty?
The Conservative government hasn’t redefined child poverty, in terms of changing what’s counted or how it’s counted. But it did change the target. Read
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Health
Naylor Review: will the Conservatives sell NHS property to developers?
Readers have asked us to look into claims about the Naylor Review and its recommendations on selling NHS land. Read
Fact check
Crime
Have armed police numbers been cut?
The number of armed police officers has fallen by about 700 since 2010, but numbers are currently on the rise. Read
Fact check
Education
Teacher retention: are England's teachers leaving?
The number of teachers that are leaving is growing slowly, especially in particular regions. But the numbers aren’t as high as recent surveys of teacher intentions would suggest. Read
Analysis
Europe
Liberal Democrat Manifesto: Brexit
The value of the pound has fallen considerably since the Brexit vote, most sharply on the day of the result Read
Fact check
BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked the panel's claims on EU negotiations, corporation tax, trade with the Commonwealth and the UK's economic growth. Read
Analysis
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