Fact check: More than 20,000 police have been hired since 2019 – but not 2010
By By Stephen Wood, PA 11/06/2024Argument over Tories’ record on police staff levels depends on whether counting begins with David Cameron or Boris Johnson’s premiership.
Fact check: YouGov poll shows figures for the North and the Midlands
By By August Graham, PA 11/06/2024Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is polling ahead of the Conservatives in some parts of the country.
Fact check: Child poverty and Reform UK polling
By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 10/06/2024Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including child poverty rates and polls of voting intention for Reform UK.
Fact check: The last Labour government narrowly missed interim child poverty targets
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024Labour set a goal to eradicate child poverty by 2020, but missed two interim targets.
Fact check: Government sex education lesson restrictions have some flexibility for teachers
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024The proposed guidelines say students should not be taught about periods before year 4, but some girls might have started menstruating sooner.