We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both. Read
The £521,525 referenced in social media posts is the amount of food and drinks spending over £500 expensed by the entire Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office over a four month period. Read
It depends on how you count seats “gained”. Read
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves yesterday claimed the UK “is still the fastest growing European G7 country”. Read
The claim has been widely shared on TikTok, Facebook and also on Threads and X—but isn’t correct. Read
Two ministers’ claims last week about the extra amount which will be spent on protecting the triple lock are potentially misleading Read
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On Saturday, Parliament passed an emergency law giving the government powers to intervene in the British Steel plant at Scunthorpe, which was reportedly in danger of being closed by its … Read
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Speaking on Sky News this morning, the health secretary Wes Streeting overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list. He said: “There is still more than seven million … Read
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Meet Evie a journalist on our online team who says that #FactsMatter to her because "without them there would be a void" Read
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“We’re bombarded by information… It becomes harder to make truly objective decisions. Decisions we have considered based on verifiable facts.” Read
