Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps have compared the new Bill to laws in France, Spain, Italy and Ireland. Read
The MP and former cabinet minister said needing ID to vote was the same as needing it to pick up a parcel at the Post Office. Read
In PMQs, Labour MP Stella Creasy claimed the Retained EU Law Bill would ‘abolish’ the right to watch the Olympics for free. The government told Full Fact that this wouldn’t happen. Read
Mr Sunak’s pledge to review or repeal ‘all 2,400’ EU laws retained following Brexit doesn’t account for the fact many have already been repealed or replaced. Read
Government ministers under 65 are entitled to severance pay when they leave office, as long as they don’t return within three weeks. Read
A video posted on Facebook claims that rape is now legal and offenders can escape punishment if they apologise. Read
The court was not involved in the decision to overturn the deportation of a Libyan man convicted of 78 offences in the UK. Read
An Instagram post depicting a police officer wearing a WEF badge is not proof the forum has its own force. Read
Those liable do have to pay council tax, and nothing in the Magna Carta stops that being the case. Read
The number of criminal barristers has stayed steady, but the number working full-time on publicly-funded cases has fallen. Read
