Senior Political Journalist
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour pledged to keep energy bills frozen in response to rising prices in 2022. It did not make any such promise in its recent election manifesto. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Times claimed rail staff other than drivers earn an average of £49,000. Recent ONS data shows it’s closer to £39,500. Read
Immigration
A figure used by Robert Jenrick MP refers to a study which estimated the lifetime net cost of asylum seekers in the Netherlands, not the UK. Read
Immigration
We’ve looked at the polling after Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice MP suggested he thought a ‘majority’ were ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR. Read
A post shared on social media lists a number of measures supposedly taken during “Week 1” of the Starmer government, several of which are inaccurate. Read
Immigration
Posts on social media claim Labour has “renamed” or “redefined” illegal migration as “irregular migration”. But that term was also used by the previous government. Read
A Facebook post claims Scotland is expected to ‘function’ on 37% of the revenue it generates, but this isn’t correct. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski’s claim that the cap “kept 1.8 million children in poverty last year” is not correct. Read
Claims the party’s candidate for Clapham and Brixton Hill may not be real spread widely on social media, but have been debunked. Read
The party has claimed its plans to decarbonise the energy grid would save the average household £300 in energy bills by 2030. Read
