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FactCheck: Labour’s claim the Conservatives would spend £71bn on policies
FactCheck takes a look.
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Sunak v Starmer debate: are Conservatives telling lies?
Devastating polling, the return of Nigel Farage and more talk of defections – it was almost looking like a truly nightmare week for Rishi Sunak, but then came the TV leaders debate with Keir Starmer and the Conservative’s claim that a Labour government will raise taxes by £2,000 per household.
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Do Labour and the Conservatives have unrealistic plans for public finances?
Many independent economists argue that both parties have unrealistic plans for the public finances.
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FactCheck: have the Conservatives met their house building targets in England?
The government promised one million more homes in England by the end of the parliament and 300,000 a year by the mid-2020s. But has it met these targets?
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‘Children should be educated with survival skills’, says Leeds Young Conservatives chairman
We spoke to Sebastian Gradzki, chairman of the Leeds Young Conservatives.
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‘The Conservatives don’t owe Angela Rayner an apology,’ says work and pensions secretary
Following the announcement, police have dropped an investigation into Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner, we began by asking Mel Stride whether the Conservative party owe her an apology.
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Is Labour’s immigration plan really different from the Conservatives’?
Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accused the Conservatives of total failure over their immigration numbers policy saying they couldn’t clear up their own chaos.
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FactCheck: the Conservatives’ and Labour’s records on legal migration
Net migration is down 10 per cent – but still near a record high.
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Local Elections: Conservatives face 400 seat loss exclusive analysis reveals
Next Thursday is the last big test of electoral opinion ahead of the General Election with voters choosing over 100 councils across England, 10 metro mayors and the London Mayor, 37 Police and Crime Commissioners as well as a by-election in Blackpool South.
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Lee Anderson quits Conservatives for Reform UK party
Former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK. The Ashfield MP was stripped of the Tory whip after refusing to apologise for claiming that “Islamists” had “got control” of London mayor Sadiq Khan. The switch to Reform UK, which comes after weeks of speculation about his possible defection, gives the party its…
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‘My party has learnt nothing’: Baroness Warsi on Conservatives’ Islamophobia row
We spoke to the former Conservative party chair, Baroness Warsi and asked her why Rishi Sunak saying Lee Anderson was wrong wasn’t good enough.
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FactCheck: the Lindsay Hoyle Gaza ceasefire vote row between SNP, Conservatives and Labour explained
The Commons Speaker said he wanted MPs to consider “the widest possible range of options”.
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WhatsApp deletions by Nicola Sturgeon ‘has hampered the UK Covid Inquiry’ says Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross
We spoke to the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross.
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Debate: Will an autumn election benefit Labour or the Conservatives?
Rishi Sunak has today squashed speculation about a spring election – but Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged him to “bring it on”.
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The Conservatives are ‘one big family’, says minister after government’s Rwanda win
We are joined by Home Office minister Chris Philp.