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FactCheck: Labour’s misleading £100bn tax cut claim
It fails to account for the tax rises the government has levied on businesses and top earners.
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Obama would ‘probably do same thing’ over Syria, says Samantha Power
For anyone in public office, idealism can be tricky to maintain – often incompatible with the need for pragmatism and the harsh realities on the ground.
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Behind the scenes with Hong Kong’s ‘Frontliner’ protesters
Channel 4 News has spent time with three activists, who say they are just responding to police violence against them.
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Tory MP Victoria Prentis on Brexit: ‘People are not just fed up, they are frightened’
Conservative MP Victoria Prentis is backing the government’s deal and will vote against a customs union, even though she has in the past backed a softer Brexit.
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FactCheck: Corbyn did call for NATO to disband – but it’s Labour policy to stay in
Official Labour policy is to maintain Britain’s commitment to the NATO alliance and to continue to spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence.
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New IRA says border infrastructure would be ‘legitimate target for attack’
In an interview with Channel 4 News, the group said it was committed to ‘armed actions’ against border infrastructure – and ‘the people who are manning them’.
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FactCheck: has violent crime ‘doubled’ under the Conservatives?
“Violence against the person” includes “violence without injury” as well as “stalking and harassment”.
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FactCheck: would food be cheaper in a no-deal Brexit?
The government says tariff cuts ‘will mean lower prices in shops’ but experts say these will be cancelled out by no-deal costs.
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Acne drug ‘linked to at least 14 deaths’ this year
A powerful drug presribed for acne is being linked to at least 14 deaths this year – mainly from suicide.
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Is foreign investment in the UK really at a record high?
There has been bad news on foreign investment since these figures were published.
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Seaside town of Jaywick named Britain’s most deprived area for third time
In recent years Jaywick in Essex has become notorious for its social problems.
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FactCheck: supreme court ruling on prorogation explained
So what does it mean? And what happens next? We’ve lined up some political and constitutional experts to help us explain.
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What now for Boris Johnson after landmark Supreme Court ruling?
The Prime Minister will want to stay in office but he’s been brutally exposed as not in power. As of 11:30 tomorrow, Parliament will be back in session.
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How Boris Johnson has changed his views on Europe
What has the PM said about Europe over the years?
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FactCheck Q&A: what did Boris Johnson mean when he said there were ‘no press’ at his hospital visit?
It’s possible that Boris Johnson had something else in mind when he implied that the people filming his hospital visit were not “press” – and this gives us an insight into how politicians try to manage the media.
