Economy, Business & Finance
Boris Johnson repeats misleading claim on number of people in employment
The number of people in employment is down since the pre-pandemic peak, while the number of employees (not counting the self-employed) is up. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The number of people in employment is down since the pre-pandemic peak, while the number of employees (not counting the self-employed) is up. Read
Health
The Prime Minister claimed during PMQs that the UK is now capable of producing 80% of its own PPE. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Mr Starmer said 600,000 more children are in poverty than in 2012, which is correct according to government data on children in low income households. Read
Environment
Mr Johnson did not say that climate change in general is a primitive fear without foundation, but has expressed views sceptical of the scale of the human impact on the climate. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
While comparing economic growth to carbon emissions, Mr Johnson claimed the economy has grown 73% under this government. It has grown by around 20%. Read