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Local authorities' budgets are roughly 26% lower since 2010
Have local authority budgets have been cut by 40% since 2010? Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on fire safety. Read
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Have concerns been raised in the past about key fire safety laws?
Legislation from 2005 changed the way that businesses have their fire risks assessed. Read
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Were fire safety audits and fire authority budgets cut by a quarter?
Since 2010/11 the number of fire safety audits have gone down by about 25%. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did MPs vote against forcing homes to be made fit to live in?
Currently, there aren’t any specific rules in effect requiring private landlords in England to provide properties that are ‘fit for human habitation’. Read
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How do minority governments and hung parliaments work?
A hung parliament is when no one party has a majority of MPs in the House of Commons following an election. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Northern Ireland and the Barnett formula
The Barnett formula isn’t set out in law, so its future depends on political negotiations. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The UK public debt is rising
The deficit is falling and debt is still rising. Read
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