We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
A recent figure used by the Chancellor had us scratching our heads. When we investigated further, we found some confusing calculations and potentially misleading numbers. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour is not expecting a run on the pound, but both Corbyn and McDonnell support “scenario-plans” which consider what to do if it should happen under their government. Read
Europe
Vote Leave have claimed that leaving the EU would free up 'billions' to spend on public services and reduce taxation, even after EU funding has been replaced. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The costs of onshore wind power compared to the alternatives have been hotly disputed during the passage of the Energy Bill. We’ve taken a look. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on employment figures, pollution, renewable energy, gun crime, and academies. Read
We followed the Commons debate on the Energy Bill ahead of the voting—here’s a selection of some of the claims we checked. Read
Uncertainty among investors might make it more expensive to finance energy projects in future. Read
Without further action from the government the UK will miss its target to get 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. Read
The drop in UK carbon dioxide emissions was the largest since comparable records began. Read
We look into some of the available evidence on money that's been invested in onshore wind projects. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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