Immigration
Around 250,000 Brits emigrated last year, not 695,000
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims 695,000 British nationals left the UK last year. Read
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Hannah Smith
Senior Political Journalist
Hannah joined Full Fact as a fact checker in May 2022. Before that she wrote news and features for UNILAD. She is a qualified journalist, and also has a degree in history.
Politics
Quote wrongly attributed to Labour MP still circulating online
A quote about grooming gang victims wrongly attributed to Labour MP Naz Shah is still being shared on Facebook. Read
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Education
How has the number of teachers changed under Labour?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of teachers has increased since the election, while the Conservatives have claimed there are 400 fewer. Read
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Immigration
Figures don’t show 110,000 young Brits have left the UK since June
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that 110,000 British nationals aged 16-34 have left the UK “since June of this year”. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Heathrow and Gatwick aren’t introducing £50 airport entry fees
Videos shared online claim Heathrow and Gatwick airports are introducing a new £50 entry fee for all visitors from “next week”. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Does the UK have the ‘most expensive’ electricity in the world?
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
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is the UK’s national debt set to match the size of the economy?
Conservative shadow chancellor Mel Stride claimed the UK’s debt is set to increase every year under Labour until it’s “the size of the entire economy”. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why
The Conservative leader has repeated two claims about Labour’s record on unemployment, neither of which is quite right. Read
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Immigration
Is Keir Starmer right to claim immigration increased ‘four-fold’ under the Conservatives?
The Prime Minister’s claim that immigration quadrupled in five years under the Conservatives actually appears to refer to net migration. Read
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Politics
Will ‘all UK citizens’ have to have digital ID?
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy appeared to claim last week that all UK citizens will have to have digital ID—but that’s only true for people who are working in the UK. Read
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