We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Economy, Business & Finance
Matthew Pennycook is the latest government minister to suggest the UK is projected to be the fastest growing European economy. Read
The claim has been recirculating recently, but it’s incorrect and we’ve debunked it many times before. Read
Politics
Mr Starmer still seems to be getting the figures mixed up, and at least one other minister has made a similar mistake in recent days. Read
Politics
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Russell Findlay MSP, claimed on BBC One’s Question Time [13:10] on Thursday that “140 million Americans cast their vote” for Donald Trump. This isn’t … Read
The image circulating on social media shows Ms Whittome, among others, at a Stand Up To Racism demonstration in October 2024, but the text on the placard has been edited. Read
Politics
Labour MP Deirdre Costigan appears to be the latest politician to have confused the number of people on the NHS waiting list with the number of cases. Ms Costigan, who … Read
Politics
At today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the previous government “quadrupled immigration, reaching almost one million a year”. We think the PM may have … Read
Politics
Today, 31 January 2025, is the fifth anniversary of the day the UK formally left the European Union. And to mark it, we’ve been taking a quick look back at … Read
Politics
This morning chancellor Rachel Reeves gave official government backing for the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, as part of a major speech on boosting economic growth. While … Read
Politics
In the last few days we’ve seen a number of Conservative politicians, including Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, claim that their government left “the … Read
