Reform UK

Immigration

Are the majority of British people ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR?

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

We’ve looked at the polling after Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice MP suggested he thought a ‘majority’ were ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR. Read

Immigration

ONS figures don’t show 14 million people will arrive in the UK ‘in the next 12 years’

By Jess Hacker • 2 mins

The ONS actually projects that 10.4 million will immigrate to the UK between this year and mid-2036. Read

Immigration

It’s not true that more migrants arrived in the UK in two years than between 1066 and 2010

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

A graphic shared by Reform UK leader Richard Tice claims Rishi Sunak “welcomed more migrants in just two years” than in the 944 years prior to 2010. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Conservatives are not ‘the only party’ committed to increasing defence spending

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Rishi Sunak claimed during Prime Minister’s Questions today that his was the only party committed to increasing defence spending. Read

BBC article mixes up the Reform UK and Reclaim parties

By Hannah Smith • 1 min

A news story, now corrected, wrongly claimed former deputy Reclaim Party leader Martin Daubney was a former deputy leader of the “Reform Party”. Read

Immigration

It’s not true that 50% of child asylum seekers turn out to be adults

By Hannah Smith • 3 mins

Reform UK party leader Richard Tice wrongly claimed in a social media post that 50% of children seeking asylum were found to be adults. Read

Health

Richard Tice makes misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility

By Sarah Turnnidge • 4 mins

The Reform UK leader’s claim is based on Yellow Card and VAERS data, which does not show proven adverse reactions to the vaccines. Read