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Some countries are looking at processing asylum claims in a third country but none have adopted the UK’s model which would stop asylum seekers being able to return to the UK to claim asylum. Read
A post on X claiming former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been “urged to apologise” for “leaked WhatsApp messages” about a number of high profile Conservative MPs has gone viral. Read
The posts claim to compare what ‘the Tories inherited from Labour’ to ‘now’. Read
The list features data showing wholesale electricity costs for suppliers which were only correct for a specific hour on one day over a year ago. Read
Health
A claimed cut of 4,000 GPs in a Labour party briefing document seems to rely on a comparison between two different datasets, which the NHS itself says should not be compared. Read
Politics
On Sky News this morning, Labour party chair and shadow women and equalities secretary Anneliese Dodds MP said: “We’ve already got 7.8 million people on the NHS waiting list”. However, … Read
A widely shared Facebook post claiming oil can be regenerated as fast as it’s being used is untrue. Read
The soldier in the picture is resting alongside other members of his unit, not dead. Read
The claim has appeared across multiple social media platforms. Read
Health
It seems that the Treasury minister made a common mistake by expressing NHS England as a percentage of all budgeted spending, not public spending as a whole. Read
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