Health
Boris Johnson’s first interview of 2020: fact checked
The Prime Minister repeated a number of claims about the NHS and policing which we’ve looked at before. Read
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Crime
It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Usman Khan and sentencing terror offences
After the London Bridge attack, there's been a debate over how people in the UK are sentenced for terror offences, in particular Usman Khan, the attacker. Read
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Crime
Don’t compare Labour and Conservative costings for police recruitment
Labour’s costing for more police officers appears smaller because it doesn’t take into account recruitment or training. Read
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This image claiming there are four million 17 year-olds who’ll be able to vote in the election is not about the UK
The image is about the US. There are only around 725,000 17 year-olds in the UK. Read
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Crime
Poll about support for violence against MPs is flawed
The survey asked people if they would accept the risk of violence against MPs for their preferred Brexit outcome. Read
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Crime
Knife crime at eight-year high
Knife crime in England and Wales is at an eight-year high. Comparable data before this time is not available. Read
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Crime
Voter ID scheme: far more turned away than convicted of electoral fraud
740 people did not vote due to having incorrect ID in voter ID trials in 2019. 181 people have been accused of impersonating someone else at a polling station since 2010. Read
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Crime
More prisoners to be released two thirds of the way through sentence than halfway
The government pledged to mandate serious criminals spending two thirds of their sentence in prison. Judges already have discretion to impose this. Read
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Crime
Over 200,000 elderly people experienced domestic abuse in 2017/18
In 2017/18 an estimated 210,000 people aged 60 to 74 were victims of domestic abuse, most of which was carried out by a partner. Read
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That claim you’ve seen about Supreme Court judges getting paid £175,000 by the EU is totally made up
Some work ad hoc for the European Court of Human Rights, but that is separate from the European Union. Read
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