Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
There is no automatic exemption for all migrants, although some may be exempt or receive discounts for the same reasons as non-migrants. Read
Immigration
Figures quoted by the Express actually refer to the projected population growth over a 10 year period, between 2022 and 2032. Read
Those named on the list signed a letter asking the government to halt the deportation of foreign criminals, some of whom were rapists, until a report into the Windrush scandal had been published. Read
Posts circulating on social media claim 76% of London’s social housing is used to house ‘foreign nationals’, but this isn’t representative of the entire city. Read
Immigration
A Telegraph article claiming up to one in 12 people in London are “illegal migrants” has grabbed headlines. But estimating how many people are in the UK illegally is inherently difficult Read
Immigration
There have been 16,400 immigration returns since Labour was elected, but the figures we have don’t show how many involved asylum seekers. Read
Immigration
Small boat arrivals have increased under Labour compared with the same period the previous year, but a figure quoted on the newspaper’s front page isn’t quite right. Read
Immigration
Sir Keir Starmer claimed there’d been 9,400 returns and that is a 30% increase compared to last year, but there doesn’t appear to be published data to back the second part of this claim up. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A false claim circulating on social media says that the cap on bus fares has increased to £3 as a result of the policy. Read
Immigration
A post claiming this has been shared widely on Facebook. Read
