Politics

This picture of Boris Johnson isn’t from this week

By Rachael Krishna • 1 min

The image is from an interview with the BBC in April 2019. Read

Boris Johnson didn’t say this quote about Scotland – it’s a parody

By Abbas Panjwani • 1 min

Scandalous quotes about Scotland attributed to Boris Johnson were actually from a parody article. Read

Labour makes misleading claim on solar energy

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

Labour used misleading figures, but there is evidence to show that the solar industry in the UK is stagnating. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Does Labour expect a run on the pound?

By Joël Reland • 2 mins

Labour is not expecting a run on the pound, but both Corbyn and McDonnell support “scenario-plans” which consider what to do if it should happen under their government. Read

Europe

NHS, EU funding and VAT: possible effects of leaving the EU

By Full Fact Team • 4 mins

Vote Leave have claimed that leaving the EU would free up 'billions' to spend on public services and reduce taxation, even after EU funding has been replaced. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Jobs, pollution, and academies: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

By Full Fact Team • 4 mins

We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on employment figures, pollution, renewable energy, gun crime, and academies. Read

The Energy Bill in the Commons, factchecked

By Laura O’Brien • 4 mins

We followed the Commons debate on the Energy Bill ahead of the voting—here’s a selection of some of the claims we checked. Read

Renewable subsidy cuts might raise bills in the long term, but we don’t know by how much

By Laura O’Brien • 3 mins

Uncertainty among investors might make it more expensive to finance energy projects in future. Read

Is the UK making progress towards its 2020 renewables target?

By Laura O’Brien • 3 mins

Without further action from the government the UK will miss its target to get 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. Read

UK carbon emissions are falling

By Laura O’Brien • 3 mins

The drop in UK carbon dioxide emissions was the largest since comparable records began. Read