We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
At Prime Minister’s Questions just now, Rishi Sunak claimed Labour’s immigration plan involves “a cosy deal with the EU which would see the UK accept 100,000 illegal migrants”. As we’ve … Read
Politics
Earlier today the Supreme Court ruled that the UK’s proposal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. In the past 18 months we have written a number of fact … Read
Politics
On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, newly appointed Conservative party chair Richard Holden MP said there had been an “around 25% reduction” in the number of small boat … Read
Politics
The government has been reacting to the publication of new data on employment and wages. Posts shared on X by the Department for Work and Pensions, and its secretary of … Read
Politics
In recent weeks, the government has said that it has “doubled” aid for Palestinian civilians—a claim also referenced by Rishi Sunak following the King’s Speech last week. It is true … Read
Politics
While the Cabinet reshuffle is ongoing, there’s no doubting the big political story of the day—the return to government of former Prime Minister David Cameron, as the new foreign secretary … Read
Politics
Given there’s a fair bit of news coming out of Westminster today, the weekend may feel a long time ago now. But the big political story on Saturday and Sunday … Read
Politics
Hello, and welcome to Full Fact’s parliamentary and politics live blog. We’re launching this blog a few days into the 2023-24 parliamentary session, likely to be the final session before … Read
Social media posts wrongly claim that Boris Johnson will receive a £115,000 a year pension. Read
Health
The Mayor of London’s new book recounts a health scare in 2021 which may have been a heart attack. Some reports mistakenly called this a cardiac arrest, which is a different condition. Read
