Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18. Read
Immigration
The terms of the government’s agreement with Rwanda mean that people whose claims for asylum are accepted will be allowed to settle there—not return to the UK. Read
Immigration
It was the European Court of Human Rights, which isn’t an EU institution. Read
Immigration
The Home Office said this is not happening, and has previously said “a small number” of refugees will be resettled in the UK. Read
Immigration
Some are eligible to receive £8 per week to cover costs for items not provided by their accommodation. Read
Immigration
The Prime Minister’s claim that everybody is getting their passports within four to six weeks is not true. Read
Immigration
We look into Boris Johnson’s claims at PMQs that the former Labour Home Secretary first proposed plans similar to the government’s deal with Rwanda. Read
Claims on Twitter and Facebook say that an elderly man in a London borough was told by his council he could be forced to take in a Ukrainian family. Read
The post also compares Germany’s maximum state pension to the UK’s. Germany’s state pensions are difficult to compare to ours as theirs are based on income whilst the UK’s isn’t. Read
Immigration
Research indicates that the majority of people crossing the Channel go on to be granted asylum, but the full picture is not covered by official statistics. Read
