Fact check: Question Time Leaders’ Special and viral payments claim
By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 21/06/2024Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including the Question Time Leaders’ Special.
Fact check: Knife crime has risen by a third since 2010
By By Stephen Wood, PA 21/06/2024Richard Tice’s claim that knife crime has almost tripled does not align with ONS figures, despite data caveats.
Fact check: What is NHS policy on trans patients in single-sex wards?
By By Stephen Wood, PA 21/06/2024Sir Keir Starmer claimed during a phone-in interview that NHS policy was not to treat trans patients identifying as female on women’s wards.
Fact check: Scottish child payment projected to keep 60,000 children out of poverty
By By Will Grimond, PA 20/06/2024The policy is part of a wider package aimed at dealing with child poverty in Scotland.
Fact check: The ‘tax burden’ and immigration projections
By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 20/06/2024Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including projections of immigration levels and tax.