Senior Political Journalist
A Norwegian government spokesperson confirmed that of around 1,400 cases which were reviewed “very few” saw their refugee status revoked. Read
The website is linked to in a Facebook post claiming the retailer is giving away “unclaimed electronics” to British customers for £2. Read
A tweet shared by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham fails to make clear that this figure refers to a loan being underwritten by the UK government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not necessarily the case that lower inflation means things cost less than before. Kantar’s data shows prices are still rising, but less steeply than previously. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A now-corrected article in The Guardian fails to make clear that a figure estimating the impact of Brexit on UK tax revenues is based on a counterfactual analysis. Read
Immigration
The latest Home Office data actually shows the number of arrivals between January and June fell 10% year on year. Read
Education
Labour MP Ian Mearns told us his claim was based on a Sky News report which said around 140,000 were “never in class”. But that’s not what the data shows, and both have corrected their claims. Read
Immigration
The Home Office declined to comment on what Robert Jenrick MP meant when he said the SNP “does not house refugees in Scotland”. Whether he was exaggerating or not, it is not true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The figure comes from the Resolution Foundation, but it’s not an estimate of the average increase in all mortgage payments, or an estimate for “this year”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Kim Johnson MP tweeted that the number of children in poverty has increased from 2.6 million to 4.2 million since 2010. Read
