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Help us FactCheck the new Prime Minister
It’s day one of Boris Johnson’s premiership and there are a few things already on the FactCheck radar.
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May wrongly takes credit for disabled jobs rise
The Prime Minister says the increase in disabled people in work is thanks to the government — contradicting the National Audit Office.
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Labour contradict themselves on non-disclosure agreements
Here are eight official statements from Labour frontbenchers condemning the use of NDAs.
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Boris Johnson announces a sugar tax review – but there’s already one underway
There is already an expert review underway into the effectiveness of the sugar tax now.
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Is there a loophole in Labour’s antisemitism rules?
FactCheck still hasn’t had an adequate explanation from the party.
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan
Boris Johnson hasn’t always been crystal-clear about the detail of his Brexit plans.
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Jeremy Hunt’s missed NHS targets
The Conservative leadership hopeful is keen to remind us of his time as health secretary.
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Boris Johnson’s broken promises as London mayor
Boris Johnson was keen to mention his time as London mayor when he launched his official campaign to succeed Theresa May yesterday.
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Are Conservative leadership hopefuls recycling old ideas?
The candidates have been keen to show that they have bold new policy ideas, but some of them sound a lot like things that have already been announced.
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Will a Trump trade deal lead to the privatisation of the NHS?
The NHS is always an emotionally charged subject, and FactCheck’s inbox is full of warnings from campaigners about a supposed threat to Britain’s public health system from across the Atlantic. Is there real cause for concern, or have the warnings been overcooked?
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Esther McVey’s claim about ‘generous’ UK disability benefits
The Conservative leadership hopeful said the UK is “one of the most generous countries” for disability benefits.
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Labour rulebook doesn’t mention IHRA antisemitism definition or examples
The party said in September that it had adopted all 11 examples of antisemitism recommended by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
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Would Labour win an election if it backed remain?
It looks like Labour would benefit from adopting a pro-remain stance at a general election
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Will it be Prime Minister Farage?
Who “won” the European Parliament elections? With almost every result in, we can confirm that these elections have been a big success for the Brexit Party. Nigel Farage’s new party won 32 per cent of the popular vote, or more than 5.2 million votes. Under the proportional representation system used to allocate seats, that means…
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Were the European elections a victory for leavers or remainers?
If we want to gauge opinion on Brexit, we’re better off considering opinion polls.