Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
A graph published on the newspaper’s website suggested a steeper recent rise in net migration than that shown by Office for National Statistics figures. Read
An image shared on Facebook offers a misleading comparison between state pension payments and benefits given to “illegal immigrants”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister claimed the UK is forecast to have better growth than Italy, France and Germany—but this is only true when looking at long-term projections. Read
A video shared on social media was filmed during evacuations from Kabul in August 2021, not in Ukraine. Read
Immigration
We looked into the figures after immigration minister Robert Jenrick recently claimed the devolved nations have “rhetorically welcomed refugees” but fail to take their “fair share”. Read
A number of Facebook posts wrongly claim a video showed protests in London against the arrest of the former Pakistani Prime Minister earlier this month. Read
Immigration
Robert Jenrick said that the UK is second only to Sweden in the number of refugees accepted through resettlement schemes. This is true of European countries but doesn’t tell the whole story. Read
Immigration
The UN’s refugee agency has clarified that there is no way for people to apply for asylum in the UK through the agency, after comments made by the Home Secretary. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The £9,000 figure he quoted is actually a consultancy estimate apparently showing the extra savings required for a first-time buyer’s “typical” deposit by 2030. Read
A number of social media posts highlight that one can be used as voter ID and the other can’t—but fail to explain that the 60+ Oyster card has more stringent application requirements. Read
