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Politics
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made his first appearance [12:35] in the 2024 general election campaign last night with a little over a day to go before polling opens on … Read
Claims about legal and illegal migration have been prominent in the election campaign. Here’s a roundup of our verdicts on some of the key claims from the major political parties. Read
Elections are often dominated by one issue. 2019 was the ‘Brexit election’, in 2017 Theresa May’s position on adult social care, 2024 is no exception... Read
Environment
In this explainer, we look at what ‘Net Zero’ means, what the government is doing about it, and whether the UK is on course to meet its emissions targets. Read
Claims about health and the NHS have featured prominently in the election campaign. Here’s a round-up of our verdicts on some of the key claims from the major political parties. Read
Politics
With less than 48 hours until the polls open, the Conservatives have accused Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of planning to be a “part-time Prime Minister” should Labour win the … Read
The SNP has claimed Labour’s energy plans could cost up “up to 100,000 Scottish jobs”. Read
Labour says there are 100 times as many potholes in the UK as craters on the moon, but recent data suggests that’s probably not true. Read
Labour has promised to add two million more hospital appointments on evenings and weekends if it wins the general election. But how much difference would that make? Read
The clip may have been generated by artificial intelligence, though we don’t know that for sure. Read
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