Europe
Is Britain Europe's 'migrant magnet'?
Britain has been dubbed a "migrant magnet" by today's papers as 'new figures' compared migration rates in the EU. Do we really deserve this moniker? Read
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Europe
Factchecking David Cameron's speech on Europe
Today the Prime Minister delivered his verdict on Britain's future within the European Union. Full Fact has investigated a few claims from his speech. Read
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Immigration
Are there 4,000 foreign murderers and rapists living freely in the UK?
The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Telegraph reported this morning that there are 4,000 foreign national offenders living in the UK. But how accurate is this number? Read
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Crime
Decades old gun deaths poster goes viral again
A viral poster about deaths from handguns is from 1979. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are immigrants pushing house prices up?
The debate over whether immigration makes economic sense is longstanding. But where is the proof that immigration drives wages down and houses prices up? Read
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Europe
Do a majority of Brits back an EU exit?
After fraught EU budget negotiations and even more fraught relations between the Conservatives and UKIP featuring in this week's news, is the Independent right to say that most Brits want to cut the Brussels-based institutions loose? Read
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Europe
Does the EU spend 40% of its budget on farm subsidies?
In a speech earlier this week, Labour leader Ed Miliband claimed that while the EU spent 40% of its budget on the Common Agricultural Policy, agriculture accounts for only 1.5% of European output. Read
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Europe
EU budget: what's happening to the British rebate?
"OUTRAGE erupted last night after a secret European Union plot to grab £5.6billlion more from British taxpayers was exposed [...] The move would slash Britain's annual rebate from the European … Read
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How many families are claiming £100,000 per year in housing benefit?
Full Fact's Freedom of Information requests put Welfare Reform Minister's claim in context. Read
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Europe
EU Budget: who gets what?
After the Government was dealt a blow in the Commons earlier this week when its proposed negotiating position for talks on the 2014-2020 EU Budget was rejected by MPs, there … Read
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