Martin Williams
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How will ‘social bubbles’ work?
The Scottish government has already announced a new strategy of “social bubbles” – allowing you to mix with more people. And it’s likely that similar policies will be introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Was Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle ‘consistent’ with police guidelines?
Michael Gove defended Dominic Cummings, claiming that police guidelines at the time allowed people to drive in order to exercise. But does this defence stack up?
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Revealed: Over 12,500 flights landed in UK during lockdown
More than 12,500 international flights landed in the UK during lockdown – including passenger and cargo planes.
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Is south Wales the new epicentre of Covid-19?
Various media reports have emerged since March, saying that south Wales is an infection hotspot.
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Coronavirus tracing app has ‘potential to stop the epidemic’, say Oxford scientists
More than half of the population will need to use the app in order to stop the virus completely.
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FactCheck: Jo Swinson’s track record on Brexit
How consistent has the Lib Dem leader been on Brexit? FactCheck takes a look.
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What would a ‘hard border’ in Northern Ireland actually look like?
Leo Varadkar’s office has told FactCheck that Ireland would not build any physical infrastructure on the border – even if there is no deal.
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FactCheck: No evidence for government’s plastic straw claims
The government says up to 47 million straws enter the sea from the UK each year. But now it admits that’s just an assumption – and appears to have no evidence to back it up.
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No, plastic bag sales aren’t down 90%
The government says ‘sales of plastic bags by the seven biggest retailers in England have fallen by 90%’. But the figures don’t include ‘bags for life’ – which now account for a significant proportion of supermarket plastic bags.
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EU vs Fake News: The truth about Brussels’ fight against disinformation
The EU has declared war on fake news. But leaders admit the aim is to make sure “anti-democrats don’t win at the ballot boxes”.
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Civil service is near breaking point, union warns
Staff complained of being overworked and understaffed – with some pointing to Brexit as a contributing factor.
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Explained: Why don’t some MPs like Theresa May’s Brexit plan?
Theresa May has been defending her Brexit plan, after it was heavily criticised last week. FactCheck examines two of the main concerns. Could the UK really get “trapped” in a backstop?
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Dozens of MPs flown to Riyadh in Saudi charm offensive
Saudi Arabia has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds paying for British MPs to visit the country.
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FactCheck: How easy will it be for EU citizens to stay in Britain?
People will have to answer three “simple” questions and pay £65 to be allowed to carry on living in Britain after we leave the EU. But is the process really as simple as it looks?
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Is Iran really ‘the world’s leading state sponsor of terror’?
President Trump has claimed that Iran is the world’s “leading state sponsor of terror”. But is that fair? Before he became president, Trump said the “world’s biggest funder of terrorism” was Saudi Arabia – not Iran. So is his latest claim is just political rhetoric?
