Patrick Worrall

Tuesday was a good day to bury bad news. Like the Government’s increasing reliance on Special Advisers, as FactCheck discovered.

David Cameron revealed today that he had Andy Coulson to stay at Chequers after the phone hacking suspect resigned as Tory press chief over the scandal. Who else has been invited to the PM’s country pile? We may never know the whole story, as FactCheck discovered…

The tale of the Army boots that cost £700 to get to a barracks provided some light relief in Parliament today. FactCheck put the MoD through its paces.

David Cameron’s been accused of making the wrong decision when he allowed the increasingly expensive aircraft carrier procurement programme to go ahead. FactCheck navigates the choppy waters of defence spending.

The public sector earn more and will get a better deal on pensions than the private sector. Bold claims from the Prime Minister. FactCheck investigates.

FactCheck gets its claws into the circus animal debate, the story that’s put the big cat among the Westminster pigeons.

Who marks the markers? Exam boards are under fire after a spate of mistakes in papers. But have Labour been swotting up on the details?

Who are the hidden losers in Danny Alexander’s pensions vision? FactCheck gets to work…

Are academies the magic bullet that will save Britain’s failing schools? FactCheck hit the books…

It caused teenage riots when it was axed. Does the Government’s justification for scrapping the Education Maintenance Allowance pass the FactCheck test?

Ed Miliband makes an eye-catching claim on hospital waiting times in Parliament. FactCheck picks its way through the statistical minefield.

The Government has promised to increase real-terms spending on the NHS. But experts say spending is already falling, and only a tinker with the figures can save the Coalition’s blushes.

When people paid to advise the unemployed are handed P45s themselves, it’s time to worry. FactCheck investigates the potential cost of the Government’s Big Idea on cutting joblessness.

The Home Affairs Select Committee has accused the Government of operating a de facto amnesty for asylum seekers whose cases have not yet been dealt with. FactCheck investigates…

As another politician hears the clang of the prison gates, FactCheck looks at the Palace of Westminster’s soaring crime rate.