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Both the Conservatives and Labour have had three women in total representing their respective parties at Prime Minister’s Questions since 1997 (either as leaders, or as representatives of the leader). Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Youth unemployment in the UK is currently 12.5%, among the lowest it’s been since 2005. Read
Education
The true ‘additional’ cost of a policy to write off current student loans, compared to the amount the government already ‘writes off’ from unpaid loans, would be lower than this. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A greater share of people claiming disability benefits because of mental health conditions are receiving the higher rate, but that doesn’t mean that those claiming these benefits are all better off. Read
Health
We looked at the change in the number of nurses working for the NHS since May 2010. Read
Education
51% of the UK’s ‘top 100’ journalists educated and working in the UK in 2015 attended a private school, according to the Sutton Trust. Read
Europe
Figures on this subject don't tell us how many jobs would actually be lost if we left the EU. Read
Health
According to the Royal College of Midwives 80% of the midwives who were intending to leave midwifery in the next two years said that increased pay would encourage them to stay in midwifery. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Have local authority budgets have been cut by 40% since 2010? Read
Legislation from 2005 changed the way that businesses have their fire risks assessed. Read
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