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The research that Mr McDonnell cites actually estimates that it could cost £20bn to write off student debt by 2050.

She wants a two(ish)-year “implementation period” The Prime Minister had already said she wanted some kind of transitional arrangement to continue after the current date when Britain is set to leave the EU – 29 March 2019. But this is the first time she has mentioned a specific timetable. Mrs May says she wants an…

We’ve FactChecked this to death – suffice to say that Britain does not in fact spend anything like £350m a week on EU membership fees.

The Conservative MP said that the “real reason” food bank usage has increased is that the government has allowed Jobcentre Plus to tell people they exist. Under Labour, this was not allowed, he said. But does that claim stand up to scrutiny?

Are police officers really better off now than in 2010? FactCheck investigates.

The Conservative Party have suggested that Labour’s policy on the single market is unclear. But is that fair? FactCheck looked at what the party has said since the EU referendum was called last year. Ahead of the referendum Like the Conservative leadership, Labour’s official stance ahead of last year’s referendum was that Britain should stay…

Analysis that shows ethnic minority criminals are 240% more likely to be jailed for drug offences cannot exclude the possibility that the BAME offenders were simply convicted of more serious crimes.

Parliamentarians will debate the EU Withdrawal Bill for the first time today. It’s been described as the ‘biggest constitutional change since the war’. FactCheck investigates.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed on nurses, public sector pay and immigration in the House of Commons today. Did they pass the FactCheck test?

Parliament’s back after the summer and the Brexit bill is on its way through Parliament. Here are four things you need to know.

It has been two years since Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old boy from Syria, was found washed up on a beach in Turkey. Since then, has the migration crisis improved or changed? And how many more people have died? FactCheck looked at the figures.

Race relations are always a significant issue in American public life. FactCheck looks at how perceptions of racism have changed.

Storm Harvey has devastated the US state of Texas, with at least 33 people reported dead and thousands forced to evacuate their homes. But how does it compare to other weather disasters in America and around the world?

Waiting times for surgery in Wales have risen dramatically in the last four years under Labour. But the way funding is allocated to the devolved administrations fails to account for the needs of the population. FactCheck looks at the figures.

The best paid FTSE 100 executive received more than 1,700 times the average UK wage last year, an analysis by FactCheck shows. Sir Martin Sorrell, who runs the advertising and marketing giant WPP, earned more than £48m, including perks and pension. Overall, the highest earning executives in each of the FTSE 100 firms were paid an average of…