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Economy, Business & Finance
Most of the government's tax revenue comes from income tax, national Insurance and VAT. In 2015/16, most UK taxpayers don't have to pay tax on the first £10,600 of their … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have published their election manifesto. We've taken a look at their claims on the economy, jobs, taxes, and the NHS, taken from David Cameron's speech as the manifesto … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Labour Party has made its case for winning the next election, launching its manifesto today. We've looked at their claims on borrowing, job insecurity, house building, immigration and social … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto. We've checked their claims on the economy, health spending, mental health and apprenticeships, taken from Nick Clegg's speech at the manifesto launch, … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"We inherited a deficit forecast to be worse than Greece's" — David Cameron, 26 March 2015 "The budget deficit was forecast to be bigger than the budget deficit in Greece" … Read
Europe
UKIP pitched up in Thurrock today, where Nigel Farage and Suzanne Evans delivered speeches launching the party's general election manifesto. We've looked at some of the headline claims on Europe, … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There are now just over 31 million people in work. 73.4% of people aged 16-64 are employed, the highest rate since records began. And 1.84 million people are unemployed, giving … Read
Immigration
Immigration is seen as the most important single issue facing Britain today. Most people are opposed to immigration in general, although if you dig a bit deeper people are more … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The deficit measures the gap between money going into government, and money going out. If the government spends more than it receives, it is in deficit. Otherwise it is in … Read
Health
"Our Cancer Drugs Fund has given more than 60,000 people access to life-saving drugs"—Conservative manifesto "We will create a Cancer Treatments Fund so patients have access to the latest drugs, … Read
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