What we know about Matt Hancock’s alleged use of private email
Downing Street initially denied accusations that Mr Hancock and Lord Bethell used private email addresses during the pandemic. Read
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Matt Hancock wrong about number of Bolton vaccinations
Official figures put the town’s highest number of people vaccinated in a single day at 5,465, not tens of thousands. Read
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The media must stop using misleading headlines
Often the article doesn’t actually say what the headline promised. We call this an ‘edline’. Read
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Are senior civil servants really as privileged as they were 50 years ago?
The proportion of senior civil servants classed as being from a lower socioeconomic band has remained about the same, but the size of that band overall has shrunk considerably. Read
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You don’t usually need photo ID to pick up a parcel
This was suggested by the Prime Minister’s spokesperson and Gillian Keegan MP in defence of plans to require voters to have photo ID. Read
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How the BBC makes money
It’s not just funded by the licence fee or public money as the Sun suggested. Around 30% is from commercial operations. Read
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Independent adviser can't launch investigations into ministers—they should
The adviser can raise issues of concern confidentially with the Prime Minister, but not trigger investigations. Read
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Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”
The Prime Minister originally said he would share ‘all the details’ with the House of Commons and ‘communications’ would be published. Read
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Home Office denies £77,000 was spent on eyebrows and beauty products
The Home Office said the sum was spent on PPE, not beauty products. Read
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Images of decorated room are not the Downing Street refurbishment
It is a picture taken from previous work of interior designer and co-founder of Soane Britain, Lulu Lytle. Read
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