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The Telegraph have claimed that a new report by NatCen blames anti-immigration sentiment on liberal elites. But that's not what the report says. Read
From today, forcing a UK national to marry against their will is a criminal offence as new laws against the practice come into force. But mind which figures you use to quantify the issue. Read
We're factchecking Chinese investment to the UK today, but the organisation making the claim doesn't think it needs to show the numbers. Read
The number of referred patients waiting for treatment is at 3 million for the first time since 2008. Read
Following the latest employment statistics released yesterday, the Conservative party took to Twitter to claim they showed the highest rise in the number of people in work since 1971. Read
Last week the Prime Minister repeated a claim that "inequality is at its lowest level since the 80s". Read
Theresa May has denied allegations that she authorised the release of a letter to Michael Gove. Read
It had reported that 150,000 migrants paid £1 a week in tax. Read
The Express has reported that thousands of migrants are taking holidays or working abroad while claiming sick pay from UK companies, but there doesn't seem to be any evidence for this. Read
The BBC's today programme reported that 28 pubs were closing their doors every week. Unlike when we last looked at this figure, it accounts for your local 'closing' and 'opening' as a gastropub. Read
