Independent adviser can't launch investigations into ministers—they should
The adviser can raise issues of concern confidentially with the Prime Minister, but not trigger investigations. Read
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Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”
The Prime Minister originally said he would share ‘all the details’ with the House of Commons and ‘communications’ would be published. Read
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Conservative party misleadingly edit video of Jess Phillips
A video from October where Ms Phillips talks about how parties can’t deliver everything in manifestos was edited by the Conservatives to make it look like she was talking about the 2019 Labour manifes Read
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The ITV leaders' interviews: fact checked
We've fact checked claims from Jo Swinson on NHS staff, Nicola Sturgeon on Scotland's future currency, Nigel Farage on EU African tariffs and Sian Berry on bus funding. Read
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How sophisticated was the “sophisticated” cyber attack against Labour?
A DDoS attack by itself is not a sophisticated or particularly novel website attack. Read
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Boris Johnson's first speech as Prime Minister: factchecked
On 25 July Boris Johnson made his first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We factchecked claims on no deal Brexit, the number of EU nationals living in the UK, GP waiting times and more. Read
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The ITV Conservative Leadership Debate, factchecked
On Tuesday night, the latest televised leadership debate between Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson took place on ITV. This article looks at the facts behind their claims. Read
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Theresa May's resignation speech: factchecked
We factchecked the claims made by Theresa May during her speech announcing she will resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June 2019. Read
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Full Fact Quiz of the Year
So we finally had a year without a major public vote. Regardless, 2018 saw a stack of claims for the Full Fact team to check—some accurate, some not. Here’s a small selection from this year. How ma Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
David Dimbleby's final Question Time came from the London borough of Southwark. Topics covered included Theresa May, Brexit, and whether comedians should be offensive. Read
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