Democratic deficit? The rules on election spending
The Conservative Party has been under investigation by the Electoral Commission, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service over election spending. Why? Read
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The Conservative Party has been under investigation by the Electoral Commission, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service over election spending. Why? Read
Immigration
The Conservative manifesto restated the government's commitment to get net migration down to the tens of thousands. But what's been happening to net migration in recent years? Read
We factchecked claims including how much the NHS spends on private providers, the EU "divorce bill" and what the "rape clause" is. Read
In June 2016 three quarters of Labour MPs in the House of Commons supported a vote of no confidence in Mr Corbyn. He was re-elected as Labour leader by the wider party, winning 61.8% of the vote. Read
Europe
The latest estimate for the size of the UK’s ‘divorce bill’ with the EU is £33 billion. Read
Health
The proportion of NHS spending going to private providers is growing year on year. Read
Health
In January there were 7,100 people in hospital at the end of the month who were medically fit to leave but weren't discharged. Across the whole month there were 197,000 delayed days. Read
Health
There were 1.2 million over 65s who experienced difficulty with basic tasks such as eating and washing, according to Age UK. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have introduced a two-child cap on Child Tax Credit, which includes an exception for conception during non-consensual sex or sex in an abusive relationship. Read
Polling expert Anthony Wells cautions against reading too much into the local election results, ahead of the general election in June. Read
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