Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that 110,000 British nationals aged 16-34 have left the UK “since June of this year”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The chancellor has been accused of misleading the public in a 4 November press conference following the publication of new OBR figures. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos shared online claim Heathrow and Gatwick airports are introducing a new £50 entry fee for all visitors from “next week”. Read
Politics
We’ve now updated our Government Tracker to reflect the news from the Budget—and we’re rating elements of Labour’s overarching pledge on tax as ‘Not kept’, even though the government has claimed to have kept “every single one” of its commitments. Read
Politics
Many have accused the government of breaking its manifesto promises in the 2025 Budget, yet Rachel Reeves claims to have kept “every single one” of Labour’s manifesto commitments. Read
Immigration
The ONS has published revised estimates of net migration based on new methods, leading to claims of an “exodus”—here’s what the data shows. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Amid reports that Labour may be planning to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds at next week’s Budget, we look at exactly what commitments the party made in its manifesto. Read
Politics
On BBC Question Time last Thursday (23 October) care minister Stephen Kinnock MP claimed “since we came into power, we have deported 35,000 people from this country”. That’s not quite … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho MP claimed the UK has the highest electricity prices in the world. Our fact check looks at what the official data shows. Read
Politics
Various newspapers have claimed a poll found Reform UK is set for a ‘record’ election win. But this could do with some context. Read
