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The development of a new 'Routemaster' bus was one of Boris's flagship promises during his inaugural term in City Hall, but does each seat on the new bus cost more than a BMW, as one Labour MP claimed? Read
Last month Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson released a Progress Report in which he listed promises made in his 2008 Manifesto, claiming that 91 per cent had been successfully delivered. Ken Livingstone thinks not. Whose analysis shows the most promise? Read
This morning's news carried a lot of hot air about the number of wind turbines built and being built in England. On the Today programme the chief executive of Renewable UK rebuffed figures from the Campaign to Protect Rural England, but these figures were based on the former's statistics. What happened? Read
Following a row over the apparent plans of a London council to re-house some of its benefit claimants to Stoke-on-Trent, the Guardian today addressed the wider problem of genuinely affordable housing in London. But were their figures on the numbers fleeing the capital up to scratch? Read
After the candidates for London Mayor battled it out on ITV this week, the incumbent Boris Johnson suggested that, under his leadership, 54,000 apprenticeships had been created. Was he right? Read
In the home straight leading to the 2012 London Mayoral election, Full Fact checks out claims made by the candidates on the London Living Wage. So how widespread is it really? Read
Europe
Now that the EU referendum has been set for June 23rd, we will be bringing you new factchecks and explainers on topics ranging from immigration to trade. We will also … Read
Following the release of the latest estimates of the school workforce in England yesterday, the Labour party used the occasion to boast about how teaching ranks swelled by 42,000 when they were in power. But were their claims fit for purpose? Read
This week the Taxpayers' Alliance released a list of the UK's highest earning council employees. The Labour Party revealed that nine out of 10 of these individuals work for Conservative councils. Are they right? Read
With barely a week to go until Londoners choose their next Mayor, Full Fact investigates recent claims by the current Mayor in one of the most pointed debates of the campaign. Read
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