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A video clip shared on social media, including by the Conservative party and the Reclaim party leader Laurence Fox, appears to show the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan describing the … Read
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On BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg last weekend, housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa said “We know the majority of people now in the UK are renting”. However, this doesn’t seem to … Read
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On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, presenter Nick Robinson suggested the forthcoming by-election for the Rochdale constituency was caused by the “expulsion” from Labour of MP Simon Danzcuk … Read
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In recent weeks we’ve seen two Labour MPs, including deputy leader Angela Rayner, claim that a think tank found that “on average, people are over £10,000 a year worse off” … Read
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An interview with chief secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott MP yesterday caused confusion after she appeared to disagree with BBC Radio 4’s PM presenter Evan Davis’ claim that debt … Read
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In the last couple of weeks we’ve looked into two claims published in a document outlining the Labour party’s five “national missions”, reportedly the party’s election “campaigning bible”. On 26 … Read
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Rishi Sunak’s admission that the government has failed on a pledge to cut NHS waiting lists in England is widely covered this morning—and a common error cropped up again in … Read
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On Times Radio this morning, Labour’s shadow economic secretary to the Treasury, Tulip Siddiq, said “the government has actually increased taxes 25 times since the last election.” Later, at Prime … Read
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With the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill continuing its passage in the House of Lords today, Full Fact looked into a claim that other countries were seeking to copy the … Read
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On Sky News this morning, Labour party chair and shadow women and equalities secretary Anneliese Dodds MP said: “We’ve already got 7.8 million people on the NHS waiting list”. However, … Read
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