Liberal Democrats

Politics

Digital ID won’t be mandatory for ‘everyone in the UK’

By Nasim Asl • 2 mins

The Liberal Democrats have claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said everyone in the UK will have to have digital ID, but that’s not the case. Read

Health

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

By Full Fact Team • 8 mins

In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence. Read

Has Reform UK ‘gained’ more seats than any other party in council by-elections since November?

By Nasim Asl • 3 mins

It depends on how you count seats “gained”. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Conservatives are not ‘the only party’ committed to increasing defence spending

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Rishi Sunak claimed during Prime Minister’s Questions today that his was the only party committed to increasing defence spending. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Boris Johnson repeats misleading council tax comparison

By Abbas Panjwani • 5 mins

The Prime Minister claimed that band D average council tax is higher in Labour areas than Conservative ones. But band D rates are not a fair comparison. Average tax in Labour areas is lower. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Do Conservative councils charge £100 less tax than Labour or Liberal Democrat councils?

By Abbas Panjwani • 5 mins

The Conservatives’ claim they charge less council tax than Labour is pretty meaningless. It’s based on a flawed method. Read