No, MPs can’t claim £50 to buy their breakfast
An oft-repeated false claim is circulating on social media again. Read
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Politics
We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Health
Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?
In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence. Read
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Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both. Read
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David Lammy has not personally spent half a million pounds on food and drink expenses as foreign secretary
The £521,525 referenced in social media posts is the amount of food and drinks spending over £500 expensed by the entire Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office over a four month period. Read
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Has Reform UK ‘gained’ more seats than any other party in council by-elections since November?
It depends on how you count seats “gained”. Read
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No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn't been signed by six million people
The claim has been widely shared on TikTok, Facebook and also on Threads and X—but isn’t correct. Read
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Annual spending on state pensions is only set to increase by £31 billion by the end of this parliament
Two ministers’ claims last week about the extra amount which will be spent on protecting the triple lock are potentially misleading Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
MPs are being given a pay rise of 2.8%, not 28%
The independent body that sets MPs’ pay has announced an increase for the next financial year—but some on social media have claimed it’s going up by much more than it really is. Read
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Interest rates were not at 11% under the last Conservative government
Recent claims from Sir Keir Starmer and another government minister appear to have confused interest rates with inflation. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much is the ‘welfare bill’ set to increase by?
The Prime Minister and others have claimed “welfare” or “social security” spending is set to increase to £70 billion by the end of the decade—but this figure refers to one part of overall spending. Read
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