Fact check: £23.36bn in Sunak tax claim does not come from civil service figures
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024Rishi Sunak claimed in the ITV debate that independent officials at the Treasury had costed Labour’s policies.
Fact check: ‘£2,000 tax rise’ and Scotland’s renewable energy
By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 10/06/2024Round up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity, via Election Check 24.
Fact check: Labour has not been in charge of immigration policy since 2010
By By Will Grimond, PA 10/06/2024Senior Labour figures have previously called for more relaxed immigration policies, but these have not been put into practice.
Fact check: Tory election broadcast round-up
By By Stephen Wood and August Graham, PA 10/06/2024The three-and-a-half-minute video claims various successes of the Conservative Government and finishes by commenting on Labour’s record and proposals.
Fact check: Bank Levy tax collected £3.2bn in year ending 2016
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024Liberal Democrat calculations show that bank tax breaks could reduce Government revenue by £4.3 billion a year by the year ending March 2029.