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Starmer contradicted Corbyn on the Salisbury attack
Keir Starmer said the Salisbury attack “deserves to be condemned by all of us without reservation – without reservation”.
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Questions remain over Zac Goldsmith’s taxpayer-funded letter to constituents
The Conservative minister told the Parliamentary watchdog he had “never made use of this facility before”.
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No evidence for Johnson claim that care homes failed to follow Covid procedures
It’s not clear if any hard data actually exists on whether care homes have been following government guidance on controlling the coronavirus in England.
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Johnson not telling the whole story on Leicester testing
He said the government set up four new test sites ‘shortly’ after 8 June. But Leicester Council say the first new unit didn’t open until 10 days’ later.
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Johnson’s misleading figures on government ‘New Deal’
The Prime Minister suggested the ‘New Deal’ will pump £34bn into the NHS, but that’s not the case.
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Did Israeli secret service teach Floyd police to kneel on neck?
The claim has attracted criticism from many commentators.
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Boris Johnson repeats claim that no country has a functioning Covid-19 tracing app
The Prime Minister says no country has a “functional” Covid-19 tracing app. But dozens of countries have launched apps designed to warn citizens of possible infection.
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Business secretary wrong about testing figures
Alok Sharma said 240,000 people had been tested on Monday.
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Does Covid-19 cause diabetes in previously healthy patients?
The scientists did not cite any definitive evidence of this having happened, but experts say it’s worthy of investigation.
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Rowling right that hormones or surgery not required for legal gender change
The UK government told FactCheck: ‘You do not have to be taking hormones or planning to get surgery’ to qualify for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
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Why is Covid-19 hitting ethnic minorities harder?
Major studies by the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Public Health England have found significantly higher mortality rates among ethnic minority populations.
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Are bald men at greater risk of severe coronavirus illness?
On closer inspection, the relationship isn’t so clear.
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Has coronavirus destroyed more jobs than the Great Recession?
What we know so far about the effects of the crisis on unemployment.
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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?