Fact check: Small boat crossings have been made in the Mediterranean for decades
By By Will Grimond, PA 25/06/2024People smuggling in the central Mediterranean pre-dates the Arab Spring.
Fact check: Plans to enforce National Service have not yet been developed
By By Stephen Wood, PA 25/06/2024The Prime Minister suggested that National Service could be enforced using ‘access to finance’ but denied he would take away people’s bank accounts.
Fact check: What a ‘supermajority’ is, and immigration returns
By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 24/06/2024Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including what a ‘supermajority’ is, and immigration returns.
Fact check: IMF forecast UK to grow slower than the US in 2024 and 2025
By By August Graham, PA 24/06/2024UK economic output is expected to rise by 0.7% in 2024 and 1.5% in 2025, compared with 2.7% and 1.9% in the US.
Fact check: Ofcom’s rules on party broadcast time unchanged since at least 2017
By By Joseph Hook, PA 24/06/2024Long-standing impartiality rules for broadcasters have not been amended recently.