Politics
Poll quoted in Labour by-election ad doesn’t reliably show it’s the only party which can beat Reform
A bar chart shared by Labour is based on a very small sample size. Read
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Labour Party
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Immigration
Have 35,000 people been ‘detained and removed’ from the UK under Labour?
The home secretary claimed the government has detained and removed 35,000 people, but the majority left the UK voluntarily. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why
The Conservative leader has repeated two claims about Labour’s record on unemployment, neither of which is quite right. Read
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Politics
Debunked Keir Starmer audio reappears ahead of Labour conference in Liverpool
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
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Immigration
Has Labour ‘deported’ 35,000 people?
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
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Politics
No, a video of the PM in a Staffordshire mum’s kitchen wasn’t staged with an actress
Claims about the footage that circulated widely on social media after it was posted last week are false—and here’s how we know. Read
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Politics
Angela Rayner didn’t ‘break the law’ by postponing some local elections
Elections for nine councils in England were postponed from May 2025 to May 2026, so that the councils could take part in local government reorganisation. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
School standards minister confuses interest rates and inflation in Sky News interview
Catherine McKinnell MP claimed “we’ve seen inflation coming down”, but her department has since told us she meant to refer to interest rates. Read
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Health
Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?
In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence. Read
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Has Reform UK ‘gained’ more seats than any other party in council by-elections since November?
It depends on how you count seats “gained”. Read
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