Health
NHS waiting lists: what you need to know
Our regularly updated guide to NHS waiting lists and waiting times. Read
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Politics
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Politics
Did the government’s smoking ban bill only pass ‘thanks to Labour’?
Last night MPs in the Commons voted to give a second reading to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill—legislation that will ban tobacco products from being sold to people born on … Read
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Politics
Flights to Rwanda are promised by ‘spring’—but when is spring?
Speaking about the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill on Sky News this morning, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott MP said: “We will be ready for flights to take … Read
Analysis
Politics
Did Sir Keir Starmer say he would put taxes up?
We’ve looked at another claim from today’s Prime Minister’s Questions. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told The Sun he would put taxes up. … Read
Analysis
Politics
How does National Insurance relate to pensions and NHS spending?
At today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer claimed abolishing National Insurance would require the government to “either cut [the] state pension or the NHS that National Insurance … Read
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Politics
Liberal Democrats and BBC Breakfast make waiting list errors
Last week BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty stated that 620,000 more people were waiting for NHS elective care compared to when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took office, but that isn’t … Read
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Politics
‘Pay-per-mile’ claim from London mayoral race: fact checked
Last week a number of Full Fact’s supporters in London received leaflets from Conservative party mayoral candidate Susan Hall AM claiming that Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is “planning to … Read
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Politics
Prime Minister’s claim about ‘tax cut’ for workers doesn’t account for threshold freezes
In an interview on BBC Radio Newcastle [2:21:30] this morning the Prime Minister claimed that “an average person in work is getting a tax cut of around £900”. This figure … Read
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Politics
PM’s claim about number of ‘deported’ migrants fact checked
With the House of Commons about to break for the Easter recess, we took a look at a claim from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at last week’s Prime Minister’s Questions. … Read
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Politics
Telegraph article wrong to claim there’s ‘no National Insurance fund’
Last week we wrote about competing claims from senior Labour and Conservative politicians over what National Insurance contributions (NICs) are used for. In an article published on 14 March covering … Read
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