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On the day he announced hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses prime minister Rishi Sunak told reporters that producing natural gas in the UK is “better for the climate” than importing it from abroad. He said that’s because it’s “far better to have it here at home rather than shipping it here…

As the Government reels from a stinging defeat on tax credits in the House of Lords, there are calls for reform.

The justice training deal may be off, and there’s new hope for Karl Andree, the Brit sentenced to lashes in Saudi Arabia. What’s left of Britain’s relationship there?

Immigration is rarely out of the headlines. With Ukip making it a key election issue, David Cameron has had to sit up and take notice. Here are the facts.

Iain Duncan Smith has been on the airwaves justifying the welfare cap, claiming he’s stopping Labour’s out-of-control spending. Is he justified?

No English, no benefits, today’s headlines would have us believe. But the truth about the latest crackdown on “benefit tourism” is not that simple.

The devil is always in the detail but FactCheck is on hand to run the slide rule over the chancellor’s latest update on the health of the economy.

Business lobbyists claim the EU benefits the average household to the tune of £3,000 a year. FactCheck investigates.

Labour say an education minister has given false information to parliament in an effort to defend free schools. It’s a serious accusation. Can FactCheck cut through the bluster?

The government has played down warnings that the Chinese telecoms giant could pose a threat to Britain’s cyber-security.

The price of a Lotto ticket has doubled to £2, but some of the prizes have gone up too. A better or worse deal for punters? FactCheck finds out.

Only a politician could make a missed target sound like a triumph, as FactCheck discovers.

The latest figures from the Work Programme have been hailed as a success by the government – and a resounding failure by Labour and the unions. FactCheck cuts through the spin.

Ed Miliband has shocked the energy industry by saying he wants to force them to freeze their customers’ fuel bills for nearly two years. A bold move – but is it even legal? FactCheck investigates.

With a year to go until the crunch vote, is the economic case for Scottish independence falling apart?