Councils aren’t using pre-filled postal ballots to suppress the youth vote
Councils say postal ballots are prefilled to prevent people from entering the wrong date. Read
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General Election 2019
Fact checks about the 2019 UK general election
It is not Labour policy to scrap the single occupant council tax discount
This seems to come from a report that made recommendations to Labour about council tax, but is not party policy. Read
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Twitter polls are not accurate opinion polls
The BBC only cited the YouGov poll showing 51% of people though Boris Johnson won the ITV leaders debate, because it was the only poll conducted in a way to produce meaningful results. Read
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How to register to vote: everything you need to know
26 November 2019 is the last day you can register to vote for the general election on 12 December. Here are a few facts about the process of registering and voting. Read
Analysis
The £20.5 billion NHS England spending increase is the largest five year increase since the mid-2000s
NHS England spending is set to increase by £20.5 billion between 2018/19 and 2023/24. The last time spending increased by at least that amount was between 2004/05 and 2009/10. Read
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Latest poll puts support for Welsh independence at 24%
On the Andrew Marr show, Mr Marr said support for Welsh independence was never more than 10% while Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price said it was at up to 30%. Read
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Labour corrects broadband cost figure
Labour initially calculated the cost of maintaining a full fibre broadband network at £230million a year. Data suggests costs would be two to four times this amount. Read
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Conservative party manifesto 2019: fact checked
This page will feature all our fact checks on the Conservative party manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
Analysis
Politics
BBC Question Time leaders special: Boris Johnson fact checked
Fiona Bruce and the Prime Minister clashed during his Question Time Leaders’ interview over how many “new hospitals” are being built.BJ: As a result of the decisions that we have, … Read
Analysis
It's not correct to say two-thirds of businesses make less than £10,000 profit
Two-thirds of limited companies have corporation tax liabilities of up to £10,000, but fewer than half of businesses make a profit of less than £10,000. Read
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