Politics
What is happening with fuel duty?
A 5p cut to fuel duty, introduced in March 2022, is set to be phased out between September 2026 and March 2027. Read
Analysis
Prime Minister's Questions
Get the facts behind claims made at Prime Minister’s Questions. We check what’s said in the Commons — so you don’t have to.
Conflict
Type 45 destroyers such as HMS Dragon can shoot down incoming missiles
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed at Prime Minister’s Questions that Type 45 destroyers “cannot take out incoming missiles”, but that isn’t correct. Read
Fact checks
Education
How has the number of teachers changed under Labour?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of teachers has increased since the election, while the Conservatives have claimed there are 400 fewer. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment has risen under Labour - but it hasn’t gone up ‘every single month’
We’ve looked into the numbers after claims from a number of Conservative MPs, including the party’s leader Kemi Badenoch. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment and jobs: what’s changed under Labour?
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Did living standards reach an 'all-time low' under the Conservatives?
Last month the Prime Minister claimed living standards were “at an all-time low” under the previous government—but none of the usual measures of living standards back this up. Read
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Politics
How many hospitals are in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency? It depends on who you ask
At this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer mentioned new scanners being installed in “two hospitals in the constituency of the Leader of the Opposition”. Kemi Badenoch replied: “Perhaps … Read
Analysis
Education
How many schools ban mobile phones?
The data we have suggests most schools in England don’t allow pupils to use their phones—although the types of ban vary, and there is evidence that they are often not being followed. Read
Analysis
Interest rates were not at 11% under the last Conservative government
Recent claims from Sir Keir Starmer and another government minister appear to have confused interest rates with inflation. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Will state pension increases offset the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the state pension ‘will increase by more than any loss of the Winter Fuel Payment’. Read
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