The Barnett Formula isn’t set out in law
The Barnett Formula didn’t apply when the DUP negotiated £1 billion for Northern Ireland because public spending in England didn’t change. Read
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General Election 2019
Fact checks about the 2019 UK general election
£30,000 would be a high graduate salary for most new teachers in England
A commitment to raise teacher salaries to £30,000 by 2022/23 would likely put new teachers in the top quarter of graduate earners in England. Read
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Ask us any questions you have about the UK general election, and we'll try and get you the answers you deserve. Read
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Sajid Javid claims 50% fall in homelessness under Conservatives—homelessness is up since 2010
Statutory homelessness increased by 39% between 2010 and 2017 (more recent data isn’t comparable). Rough sleeping is also up by 165%. Read
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This quote about selling NHS assets does not appear in the leaked UK-US trade documents
A quote about the US having a “right to withdraw all trade, aid and communication” in negotiations about the NHS does not appear in a leaked government document. Read
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SNP manifesto claim on living wage is slight underestimate
Around 83% of employee jobs in Scotland receive the real living wage or more, this is higher than any of the UK countries, but it lower than in the South East region of England. Read
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The housing supply has increased by a million in the past five years
Claims about the increasing number of homes under the Conservatives are correct, but the majority of homes are built by the private sector, not the state. Read
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There are 11 million people in the private rented sector
In 2009/10 there were 3.4 million households renting from a private landlord and this has risen to 4.5 million in 2017/18. Read
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If you are earning £80,000 you are in the top 5% of income tax payers
Despite the disagreement of an audience member on question time, a salary of £80,000 a year puts you in the top 5% of income tax payers. Read
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Labour claims about savings under their policies are not credible
These figures are not credible and do not represent what “average families” will save under Labour’s policies. Read
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