We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
Many have accused the government of breaking its manifesto promises in the 2025 Budget, yet Rachel Reeves claims to have kept “every single one” of Labour’s manifesto commitments. Read
Politics
Ministers in successive governments have failed to correct errors. A new statistics code could help to end this trend. Here's how. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating online claim that the Department for Work and Pensions is increasing the Christmas Bonus for those on certain benefits from £10 to £200 this year. But this isn’t true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, we’ve taken a look at what it means when people talk about a ‘black hole’ in the public finances. Read
Conflict
The UK has recognised Palestinian statehood, and in September was in the process of establishing diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Authority, but Hamas is still a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK. Read
Politics
Repeated claims that the government is introducing a policy limiting UK citizens to two flights a year are false. Read
Politics
A widely shared video claims that under the government’s digital ID proposals, people will require one to live in the UK—but this isn’t correct. Read
Politics
Housing secretary Steve Reed MP’s claim about prison building under the Conservatives and Labour isn’t a like-for-like comparison, as it mixes up net and gross figures. Read
Politics
Videos shared online falsely claim that from 1 December 2025 people in the UK will have to stay at home after 11pm. Read
Politics
Videos shared thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim the monarch has bypassed Parliament to stop Sir Sadiq Khan’s jurisdiction over the capital. Read
