Law

Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights

18 January 2019

No postal votes from the EU referendum are recorded as “missing”

Over one million postal votes weren’t returned or were rejected during the EU referendum. A higher proportion of postal votes were counted than at the two previous elections.

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No postal votes from the EU referendum are recorded as “missing”
17 January 2019

How does a vote of no confidence in the government work?

A vote of no confidence is one of two ways that parliament can trigger an early general election. Although MPs first have 14 days to try and form a new …

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How does a vote of no confidence in the government work?
17 December 2018

Government proposes new zero hour contract legislation

The government plans to introduce draft legislation on workers’ rights, but it has not yet come into force.

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Government proposes new zero hour contract legislation
14 December 2018

How does a leadership contest in the Conservative Party work?

15% of Conservative MPs need to call for a vote of no confidence in the party leader: in which all Conservative MPs then vote for or against the leader.

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How does a leadership contest in the Conservative Party work?
26 October 2018

BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck

Question Time on 25 October 2018 came from Barrow-in-Furness. Topics covered included Brexit, austerity, Trident and non-disclosure agreements.

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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
19 October 2018

BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck

On the panel this week were deputy chairman of the James Cleverly, shadow Keir Starmer, Nish Kumar, Michael Dobbs, and Zanny Minton Beddoes.

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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
18 October 2018

The Rates: National Minimum Wage, National Living Wage and Living Wage

What is the National Minimum Wage? What is a living wage? How different are they and what does the law say about them?

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The Rates: National Minimum Wage, National Living Wage and Living Wage
4 October 2018

Cannabis kids: are more under-18s being prosecuted for supplying the drug?

Fewer 10 to 17 year-olds have been prosecuted for the cultivation and possession of cannabis over the last 10 years, but increasing numbers for the possession with intent to supply, …

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Cannabis kids: are more under-18s being prosecuted for supplying the drug?
21 September 2018

Shifting boundaries: what would reducing the number of MPs mean?

There are proposals to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600 at the next election. We explain what impact this could have.

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Shifting boundaries: what would reducing the number of MPs mean?
10 August 2018

What are the rules on burkas and niqabs in the UK?

Women wearing veils for religious reasons do have to show their faces in passport photos, when entering the country and if police ask them to.

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What are the rules on burkas and niqabs in the UK?

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