Human rights and the age of consent
As a Liberal Democrat MP claims, a case at the European Court of Human Rights was responsible for a change to the age of consent for gay people. Read
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Counting the cost of human rights law
Be wary of any attempt to tell you what human rights laws and court rulings 'cost' the government or the economy in the UK. The question has no easy answer. Read
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Europe
Small businesses and EU membership
European Movement UK has claimed that small businesses support EU membership. We've taken a look at what some recent surveys tell us. Read
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Europe
Jeremy Corbyn's conference speech, factchecked
Jeremy Corbyn has given his first speech to the Labour party conference as leader. We've taken a look at some of his claims. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are more people self-employed?
Jeremy Corbyn has claimed at Labour's annual conference that self-employed people make up one in seven of the labour force. We investigate. Read
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Europe
Does the UK pay a fifth of the VAT going into the EU budget?
Business for Britain says the UK pays a fifth of all VAT going into the EU budget. We look at the figures behind the claim. Read
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Health
Did the government keep its promise on the Cancer Drugs Fund?
Rising costs have caused NHS England to remove some drugs from the Cancer Drugs Fund, which could soon be replaced by a new system. Read
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Health
Junior doctors' contracts: an introduction to the dispute
Members of the British Medical Association voted against the junior doctors contract agreed in May. The government will introduce the contract from October. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How large is the housing gap?
Housing was first up in Jeremy Corbyn's debut Prime Minister's Questions, where he claimed there was a housing gap of around 100,000. Read
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Education
Are there record numbers of young people going to university?
We take a look at the different ways of measuring university participation by young people and disadvantaged young people. Read
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