We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
The government has announced what it’s called an “unprecedented” expansion of free school meals provision, which it says will lift 100,000 children across England “completely out of poverty”.Since 2018 only … Read
Politics
The BBC has corrected a claim about projected net migration made on Radio 4's Today programme following a request by Full Fact. Read
Politics
Elections for nine councils in England were postponed from May 2025 to May 2026, so that the councils could take part in local government reorganisation. Read
Politics
The Senedd increasing to 96 members next year has led to this claim being shared online. Read
Politics
Facts matter. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE tells us why they matter and what they mean to her. Read
Politics
As well as fact checking claims by and about politicians, Full Fact fights harmful health misinformation—and that work is the subject of the BBC Radio 4 appeal all this week.Journalist … Read
Politics
Social media posts share an article claiming such a petition was launched by a group of peers and is gaining traction in the House of Lords, but we could find no evidence supporting this. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Catherine McKinnell MP claimed “we’ve seen inflation coming down”, but her department has since told us she meant to refer to interest rates. Read
Politics
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice hasn’t explained what this claim was based on, but neither we nor the Migration Observatory have seen data to support it. Read
Politics
Social media posts are sharing screenshots of an article claiming Rotherham’s new mayor can’t speak English, but she was born in Sheffield and speaks English fluently. Read
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