Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
With several related claims and video clips circulating on social media in the wake of the Reform UK leader’s comments, we’ve looked at what’s known. Read
World
Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, who was killed last month in an Israeli airstrike, was Prime Minister of the Houthi rebels, which controls part of Yemen, but is not the country’s internationally-recognised government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into the numbers after claims from a number of Conservative MPs, including the party’s leader Kemi Badenoch. Read
Immigration
Health secretary Wes Streeting claimed Labour has carried out “record levels” of returns and deportations, but that’s not what government data shows. Read
Immigration
The home secretary claimed the number of crossings last month was lower than “any August previously”. But that’s not correct. Read
Immigration
In recent days we’ve seen a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about Labour’s record on closing asylum hotels. Read
Immigration
In recent days we’ve seen a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about Labour’s record on closing asylum hotels. Read
Immigration
A government minister said 200 hotels have been closed since peak usage under the Conservatives, but most of this decrease took place under the previous government. Read
Immigration
This widely-circulating figure appears to be based on a think tank estimate that is both out of date and based on flawed methodology. We don’t know with any degree of certainty how many unauthorised migrants are living in the UK. Read
Immigration
We’ve looked at the figures after Labour MP Mike Tapp claimed the government has carried out “record deportations”. Read
