Fact check: GDP per capita rose in the first quarter of 2024
By By August Graham, PA 13/06/2024The measure dropped in the previous seven quarters leading up to the start of 2024.
Fact check: Tax burden and police numbers
By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 13/06/2024Round up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including claims made during the Sky News ‘Battle For Number 10’ programme.
Fact check: Photo of Rishi Sunak’s mother’s pharmacy is from the 2000s
By By August Graham, PA 13/06/2024Mr Sunak had said he did not have Sky TV growing up.
Fact check: Direct tax rates have fallen for working households
By By Joseph Hook, PA 13/06/2024Rishi Sunak’s claim about a low tax rate for typical workers does not account for indirect taxes or changes to benefits.
Fact check: Small boat migrant crossings fell by a quarter in the last 12 months
By By August Graham, PA 12/06/2024In an interview on Sky News, Rishi Sunak said that the numbers had dropped ‘by a little less’ than a third in the last 12 months.