We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Immigration
The British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sparked debate after claiming in an interview that the UK was being “colonised by immigrants”. Read
Politics
A bar chart shared by Labour is based on a very small sample size. Read
Politics
The Government is moving to lower the voting age to 16 and 17 with an Elections Bill. This is intended to engage voters early and ensure young people feel represented … Read
Politics
A number of details in the picture, which has been circulating widely on social media, suggest it isn’t genuine - and Reform UK has said it is “completely fake”. Read
Politics
The government claims the Chagos Islands agreement will cost £3.4 billion, but the Conservatives say the “true cost” is £35 billion. Read
Politics
The bins are specifically for residents and businesses and require a special fob, not a payment card, to access. Read
Politics
An image which has gone viral on Facebook and supposedly shows the Reform UK leader fulfilling a child’s “final wish” by visiting them in hospital isn’t real. Read
Politics
Multiple posts on social media have falsely claimed that a former parliamentary candidate, Melissa Poulton, was chosen as the Green candidate in Gorton and Denton. Read
Politics
Reform UK has accused Labour of sharing a misleading video featuring past comments from its Gorton and Denton by-election candidate. Read
Politics
An image shared by the party and its leader Zack Polanski claims figures from a projection show “only the Greens can stop Reform” in Gorton and Denton, even though the model suggests Labour will win. Read
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