We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
A graph showing the Lib Dems just behind the Conservatives in NE Somerset does not make clear that this is in a hypothetical scenario where voters are told the other parties aren’t competitive. Read
Crime
Labour’s costing for more police officers appears smaller because it doesn’t take into account recruitment or training. Read
The image is about the US. There are only around 725,000 17 year-olds in the UK. Read
You are allowed to register to vote in two places. In a general election you can then vote in one of them. Read
Europe
A three month extension costs the same amount in EU budget payments as Boris Johnson’s own deal. Read
Boris Johnson did not say "we have wiped out the national debt". He did say the Conservatives had tackled the debt and deficit. Read
The footage is from 2015. Read
The image is from an interview with the BBC in April 2019. Read
Full Fact has today written to all MPs and Peers calling for UK election law to be updated before any election. Read
On 25 July Boris Johnson made his first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We factchecked claims on no deal Brexit, the number of EU nationals living in the UK, GP waiting times and more. Read
