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A leaflet from Catherine West, the Labour party candidate for Hornsey and Wood Green, includes the following doughnut chart as evidence that “only a vote for Labour can guarantee Johnson … Read
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Good afternoon. The big story yesterday was the launch of the Conservative manifesto, which we wrote about here. In particular we looked at how the pledge to recruit 20,000 more … Read
Labour initially calculated the cost of maintaining a full fibre broadband network at £230million a year. Data suggests costs would be two to four times this amount. Read
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Following the launch of the Conservative manifesto, journalists pointed out the big difference between the levels of increased current (day-to-day) spending promised by the three main parties. It’s important to … Read
This page will feature all our fact checks on the Conservative party manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
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In the BBC Question Time leaders special, Jeremy Corbyn said of the options that would be included in Labour’s planned second referendum: “This will be a trade deal with Europe … Read
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Fiona Bruce and the Prime Minister clashed during his Question Time Leaders’ interview over how many “new hospitals” are being built.BJ: As a result of the decisions that we have, … Read
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Nicola Sturgeon was challenged on tonight’s BBC Question Time about Scotland’s high budget deficit, after an audience member pointed out it would need to bring its deficit down to levels … Read
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Jo Swinson claimed that as a result of leaving the EU “we are going to be poorer, people are going to lose their jobs, there will be less money for … Read
This was said during an interview on This Week in 2008. Read
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