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Crime
9% of successful stop and searches in London relate to possession of an offensive weapon, which includes knives, as well as other sharp weapons and acid. Read
Immigration
This viral image claims that pensioners can collect just a fifth of what ‘illegal immigrants’ and refugees can. But how much can each group really get? Read
Crime
There were 4,000 EU nationals in prison in England and Wales at the end of 2017, and over 9,000 foreign prisoners overall. It’s not easy to determine the cost of these prisoners to the taxpayer. Read
Crime
In the year to September 2017, there were just under 37,500 recorded offences involving the use of a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales. Read
Last year we factchecked a debate on Twitter about mental health. Since then we’ve been working to make sure that all the figures are accurate and publically available, and we can now update you on ou Read
Immigration
Around 60,000 people from the Windrush generation living in the UK in 2017 report not being a UK citizen. This doesn’t tell us how many may have faced recent immigration problems though. Read
We conducted our first large-scale audience research in autumn 2017, to find out about who follows our work and why. Read
Question Time was in Liverpool this week. We factchecked the role parliament plays in troop deployment, and the results of a poll of Labour party members on antisemitism in the party. Read
A poll found 77% of Labour members think media coverage of antisemitism in the party is exaggerated to undermine the party. But 66% also agree antisemitism is a problem for Labour. Read
The Prime Minister has the power—through the Crown—to take military action. But in recent years governments have argued that military action be put to a parliamentary vote in non-emergency cases. Read
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