Fact checks, commentary and analysis on the topic of the UK Labour Party
Politics
As voters in the Greater Manchester constituency prepare to head to the polls, here’s a round-up of claims we’ve fact checked from the campaign. Read
Politics
A bar chart shared by Labour is based on a very small sample size. Read
Politics
Full Fact analysis reveals Labour is likely to struggle to deliver on its pledge to fix a million more potholes each year, with early combined estimates from 85 councils projecting no overall increase in repairs in 2025/26. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve examined a series of claims from Rachel Reeves’ second Budget as chancellor. Read
Immigration
The home secretary claimed the government has detained and removed 35,000 people, but the majority left the UK voluntarily. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservative leader has repeated two claims about Labour’s record on unemployment, neither of which is quite right. Read
Politics
Labour’s lagging in the polls and many claim it’s failed to deliver what it promised. Our analysis of manifesto pledges paints a less clear-cut picture, but the government needs to do more to give us the information to judge. Read
Politics
This audio clip of Mr Starmer saying “I f****** hate Liverpool” was first shared in 2023, but there’s absolutely no evidence it’s a real recording, and it may have been generated using AI. Read
Immigration
That’s what an education minister claimed—but the 35,000 figure refers to the total number of immigration returns, most of which were voluntary. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
