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Politics
Labour has claimed NHS waiting lists could rise to 10 million if the Conservatives win the general election. But analysts say lists are likely to “at worst flatline”, whichever party … Read
Politics
This morning, Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting twice quoted figures for the number of people on the NHS waiting list in England. On the Today programme [2:13:55], Mr Streeting … Read
Reports of the Conservatives’ proposed pension policy include different estimates of its impact. Read
The image shows the Prime Minister standing in front of a Morrisons sign, but certain letters are covered so it spells ‘moron’. Read
Politics
Following an intervention by Full Fact, MailOnline has corrected an error in a Richard Littlejohn column which didn’t accurately reflect NHS waiting list data in England. The article originally repeated … Read
Politics
On BBC Breakfast [1:38:45] and the Today programme [2:13:16] this morning, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride repeated a claim that the government having reduced National Insurance … Read
Politics
Yesterday we wrote about online election adverts from the Conservatives which claim “small boat crossings are coming down” and that “small boats [are] down 36%”. We said the figure was … Read
Politics
This morning Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer addressed voters in West Sussex for his first keynote speech of the 2024 general election campaign, and took questions from the media afterwards. … Read
Politics
A Conservative online election advert that has been published widely on Facebook claims that “small boat crossings are coming down” and also puts a figure on it, saying “small boats … Read
Crime
Home secretary James Cleverly was challenged on the figures on the BBC’s flagship programme Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Read
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