Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
The British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sparked debate after claiming in an interview that the UK was being “colonised by immigrants”. Read
Politics
A bar chart shared by Labour is based on a very small sample size. Read
Appears on track
Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at what Labour promised on Value Added Tax in its manifesto. Read
Politics
The government claims the Chagos Islands agreement will cost £3.4 billion, but the Conservatives say the “true cost” is £35 billion. Read
Achieved
Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to end the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda. Read
Politics
Reform UK has accused Labour of sharing a misleading video featuring past comments from its Gorton and Denton by-election candidate. Read
Politics
An image shared by the party and its leader Zack Polanski claims figures from a projection show “only the Greens can stop Reform” in Gorton and Denton, even though the model suggests Labour will win. Read
Immigration
A misleading claim that Sir Keir Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” has been shared widely online. Read
Politics
There’s absolutely no evidence for claims on social media that the Reform UK leader said Donald Trump’s comments about NATO troops were “correct”. He’s on the record as saying he disagreed with them. Read
World
US President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the country of Norway decided not to award him the prize, a claim challenged by some media outlets. Read
