Fact check: Child poverty and Reform UK polling

By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 10/06/2024

Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including child poverty rates and polls of voting intention for Reform UK.

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Fact check: The last Labour government narrowly missed interim child poverty targets

By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024

Labour set a goal to eradicate child poverty by 2020, but missed two interim targets.

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Fact check: Government sex education lesson restrictions have some flexibility for teachers

By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024

The proposed guidelines say students should not be taught about periods before year 4, but some girls might have started menstruating sooner.

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How do UK elections work?

By By PA Reporters 10/06/2024

The first past the post system will decide which MPs take their seats in Westminster.

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Fact check: Firm founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law made 2015 acquisition

By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024

The founder of the takeover target was an Israeli entrepreneur.

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