We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
The Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson for education, Munira Wilson, claimed in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme [2:41:47] this morning that families are “facing the highest tax burden since … Read
Politics
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has called on political parties to use statistics with “intelligent transparency”, following days of scrutiny of the Conservatives’ claim that a Labour government would … Read
We’ve crunched the numbers on the Labour party’s calculations about the cost of living pressures faced by “typical families” since 2019. Read
Politics
After the debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer on Tuesday, ITV’s Anushka Asthana challenged Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey on whether his party’s proposed share buyback scheme would … Read
It’s technically accurate that 90% of schools are rated good or outstanding, up from 68% under Labour, but changes to the way schools are inspected mean these figures should be treated with caution. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservative claim that a Labour government would mean higher taxes dominated the election’s first TV debate. Read
Politics
Rishi Sunak’s claim that Labour is planning tax rises of £2,000 per family dominated the front pages this morning, but that figure is now facing fresh scrutiny after the publication … Read
Politics
We’ve just finished fact checking the first televised debate of the 2024 general election, which saw the Prime Minister and Conservative leader Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer … Read
Politics
Right now, Full Fact is getting ready to live fact check the very first head-to-head TV debate between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. We’ll be … Read
The party’s first broadcast of the 2024 general election made broad claims about people’s finances. Read
