Parliament may be in recess, but there are still facts to check

You may have noticed it’s been slightly quiet over here on our politics blog. 

Parliament rose for its summer recess on 30 July, just a few weeks after the general election. 

Before then, we covered Sir Keir Starmer’s first PMQs as Prime Minister, and looked at public spending in Scotland, as well as claims about the two-child benefit cap. 

However, we’re still busy checking facts. 

The big political story in the last week or so has been the disorder and rioting following the stabbings in Southport. We’ve written about the role misinformation has played in these events, as well as an explainer on the riots, and the response by government and the police. We will continue to monitor developments and fact check related claims as long as necessary. 

In the last couple of weeks, we’ve also covered online claims about the pensions former prime ministers receive, the Paris Olympics, as well as claims about the US—where the presidential race is heating up. 

Worry not—assuming it’s not recalled sooner, Parliament’s back on 2 September, though it’ll rise again 10 days later, on 12 September, for the party conferences. We’ll keep checking the facts in the meantime.