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12 October 2016

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We factchecked whether cancer survival rates are at record levels, if pregnant women need passports to use the NHS, the number of workers employed by Japanese companies in the UK, the government's pol Read

Analysis
12 October 2016

Health

Passports for the NHS?

A London hospital has announced it will be asking women who receive maternity services to provide ID before treatment to determine whether they should be charged. Read

Fact check
7 October 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

Tax: evasion and avoidance in the UK

In 2013-14, HMRC estimate that they lost about £2.7 billion through tax avoidance and £4.4 billion through tax evasion—so about £7.1 billion overall. Read

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