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FactCheck: Rishi Sunak’s poverty claim explained
“There are 1.7 million fewer people in poverty than in 2010, including hundreds of thousands of children.” That was the claim from Rishi Sunak this week. FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists?
Has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: what is HS2 and how much would it have cost to reach Manchester?
What was originally planned for HS2 and what will the change mean for journey times?
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Would new North Sea oil and gas make Britain more energy independent?
The government will grant hundreds of new licences to extract oil and gas from the North Sea, Rishi Sunak said on Monday. The initial decision was announced last year, but Mr Sunak reiterated the plan this week alongside “millions of pounds” for so-called “carbon capture and storage” technology — which the government says would help reduce…
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FactCheck: government on track to fail key asylum pledge, our analysis of new data suggests
New stats cast doubt on Rishi Sunak’s ability to abolish the legacy backlog by the end of this year.
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FactCheck: how much money has the UK spent on weapons for Ukraine and what is Zelenskyy asking for?
The UK has been providing Ukraine with military weapons since Russia launched its full-scale attack on the country. But how much money has the UK spent on weapons for Ukraine and what is Zelenskyy asking for?
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FactCheck: SNP energy bills claim ‘doesn’t ring true’, says Ofgem
Stephen Flynn claimed that the average household energy bill in Scotland is currently around £3,500, but Ofgem said this figure “doesn’t ring true”. FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Labour’s Miliband not telling the whole story on energy windfall tax
He says Liz Truss “wants the British people to foot the entire bill for her energy package”.
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FactCheck: did Australian offshore asylum system reduce boat crossings?
Other policies might have been more effective.
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FactCheck: does gun control work?
States with stricter gun laws have lower firearms deaths – but is one causing the other?
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FactCheck: why the Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape has not been named
He won’t be named by major news outlets.
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FactCheck: what’s happening in Ukraine and what do sanctions on Russia mean?
FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Javid’s misleading claim about UK’s refugee policy
The UK is far from the most generous country overall.
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FactCheck: Sturgeon childcare savings claim needs context
The Scottish government has recently expanded free childcare.
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The Report, part 3: the Recommendations
In the final episode in our series, we look at the recommendations of the report. What does the chair, Tony Sewell and his commission think can be done to address the disparities that ultimately, he doesn’t dispute still exist today?