We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Nigel Farage talked about the EU putting up trade barriers on African countries. The majority of African countries have no tariffs on exports to the EU, although a handful do face some tariffs. Read
Politics
We've looked into the claims made by Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson about nursing and Brexit from last night. Generally, she was right in her claims; the NHS employs tens … Read
It is true that tens of thousands of NHS staff are from other EU countries, and that other EU nursing numbers have noticeably dropped. Read
Politics
From last night's leaders interviews on ITV, we've looked into the claim from Nicola Sturgeon that Scotland wouldn’t be forced to join the euro if it became an independent country … Read
The EU requires most member states to commit to adopting the euro at some point, but in practice it’s unclear whether member states would or could be forced to do so. Read
Politics
Here's a clip of Will Moy, our Chief Executive, on the Today programme this morning. He'll be appearing across TV and radio throughout the day. "They could have forcibly re-named … Read
Politics
Yesterday saw the first point during the election campaign when the leaders of the two main parties went head-to-head, in a debate on ITV. As the debate got underway, the … Read
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the ITV debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, including Brexit, the NHS and inequality. Read
Politics
We’ve been taking a look at a number of claims in the Green Party’s manifesto, which was launched today. Here are our first two quick fact checks (we’ll keep looking … Read
Politics
Over the weekend the Conservative party announced plans to increase the immigration health surcharge for everyone coming to live and work in the UK to £625. In the announcement it … Read
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