Joshua Salisbury

Politics Journalist

Josh joined Full Fact in March 2025 as a politics journalist, focussing on the Government Tracker. He was previously a news reporter at the Evening Standard, and has also written freelance for a variety of publications including The Guardian, Private Eye and New Statesman.

9 March 2026

Appears on track

Government Tracker

Is the government on track to end ‘no fault’ evictions?

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to “immediately” abolish Section 21 evictions in England. Read

Gov Tracker

9 March 2026

Appears on track

Government Tracker

Is the government on track to reduce net migration?

By Joshua Salisbury and Hannah Smith • 3 mins

Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to reduce net migration. Read

Gov Tracker

20 February 2026

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Government Tracker

Is the government on track to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030?

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to phase out new cars with internal combustion engines. Read

Gov Tracker

9 September 2025

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Government Tracker

Has the government reversed changes to the monitoring of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate?

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to “reverse” the “downgrade” of the monitoring of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate incidents. Read

Gov Tracker

1 September 2025

In progress

Government Tracker

Is the government reducing the cost of school uniforms by limiting the number of branded items?

By Joshua Salisbury • 2 mins

Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to bring down the cost of school uniforms by limiting the number of branded items schools can require parents to buy. Read

Gov Tracker

25 July 2025

Wait and see

Government Tracker