How many candidates are standing in the General Election?

By By Ian Jones, PA 17/06/2024

Record number standing for Parliament, with at least five candidates vying for every seat in the UK.

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Fact check: Labour’s mortgages claim and GDP figures

By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 14/06/2024

Round-up of campaign claims checked by Full Fact, including the Labour party on the Conservative manifesto and a claim by Reform UK’s Nigel Farage.

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Fact check: Labour and the Conservatives most likely to win in Central Devon

By By Joseph Hook, PA 14/06/2024

The latest YouGov MRP poll suggests that the Liberal Democrats could come third in the electorate.

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Fact check: There will be no payment offered to British citizens to leave the UK

By By Will Grimond, PA 14/06/2024

There are no plans to pay people large sums of money to leave the UK.

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Fact check: Labour says Tories will add £4,800 to your mortgage

By By Stephen Wood and August Graham, PA 14/06/2024

Disputed costings, assumptions and above-average LTV ratios were used to calculate the £4,800 figure.

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