Defence claims in the 2024 general election: fact checked
Claims about defence, including on defence spending and the size of the armed forces, have featured throughout the campaign. Read
Analysis
Analysis
Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Immigration claims in the 2024 general election: fact checked
Claims about legal and illegal migration have been prominent in the election campaign. Here’s a roundup of our verdicts on some of the key claims from the major political parties. Read
Analysis
Environment
Net Zero: explained
In this explainer, we look at what ‘Net Zero’ means, what the government is doing about it, and whether the UK is on course to meet its emissions targets. Read
Analysis
Health claims in the 2024 general election: fact checked
Claims about health and the NHS have featured prominently in the election campaign. Here’s a round-up of our verdicts on some of the key claims from the major political parties. Read
Analysis
What would two million more appointments a year mean for the NHS?
Labour has promised to add two million more hospital appointments on evenings and weekends if it wins the general election. But how much difference would that make? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare reform: explained
A guide to how much the UK spends on welfare, the impact of recent reforms, and how the main parties propose to address future issues. Read
Analysis
Tax claims in the 2024 general election: fact checked
Claims about tax have dominated the election campaign. Here’s a round-up of our verdicts on some of the key claims from the major political parties. Read
Analysis
Euro 2024 fact checked: Is it all doom and gloom for England?
We’ve taken a break from fact checking the general election to look at some of the key stats from the other hotly contested event of the summer. Read
Analysis
Crime
Crime statistics explained - is it rising or falling?
A guide to how crime statistics for England and Wales are presented, and why the question of whether crime is rising or falling can be hard to answer. Read
Analysis
What are the rules on political gambling?
Investigations into alleged election betting have dominated the headlines in recent days. Read
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