General Election 2024

ITV’s seven-party debate: fact checked

By Full Fact Team • 5 mins

ITV’s seven-party debate on 13 June featured representatives from the Conservatives, Labour, SNP, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the Green Party. Read

Would Conservative spending commitments mean a £4,800 increase in the average mortgage?

By Leo Benedictus • 6 mins

Labour’s claim about the impact of Conservative spending plans is speculative and based on several uncertain assumptions. Read

Sky News Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer special: fact checked

By Full Fact Team • 4 mins

A Sky News special programme with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer featured 45 minutes of interview and audience questions with each party leader. Read

Child poverty, NHS waiting lists and government spending: BBC Scottish leaders’ debate fact checked

By Full Fact Team • 4 mins

The leaders of five parties in Scotland faced audience questions during an hour-long episode of BBC Debate Night. Read

Is Labour right to say families are £5,883 worse off under Rishi Sunak?

By Evie Townend • 4 mins

We’ve crunched the numbers on the Labour party’s calculations about the cost of living pressures faced by “typical families” since 2019. Read