Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
The Prime Minister claimed on social media that the government had achieved its commitment to “clear the backlog of asylum decisions by the end of 2023”. Read
A Facebook post contains a number of claims about Muslims in Britain that are either wrong or unevidenced. Read
Images of vapour trails behind an aeroplane are not evidence of geoengineering taking place. Read
Immigration
Rishi Sunak has repeated his claim that it would mean accepting an “additional 100,000 migrants” a year, but the way this figure was calculated is incorrect. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post calls for “illegal immigrants” to be deterred by stopping benefits—but people in the UK without a right to be here aren’t entitled to benefits already. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claim that the government is “delivering” on the pledge to get debt falling is only correct when looking at longer-term projections. Read
Immigration
We’ve looked into the detail of the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, and whether other governments are considering similar schemes. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed that “around half” of Universal Credit claimants are in employment. Read
Census data shows that this claim, which has been circulating on social media, is false. Read
We’ve looked at the figures after the Prime Minister announced the government has doubled its aid funding for Palestinian civilians. Read
