Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves and George Osborne crossed swords in the House of Commons over spending on infrastructure. Who’s right? FactCheck digs in.

David Cameron’s claim that the government is “paying down Britain’s debts” provokes anger among some economists and an official complaint from Labour. Does it pass the FactCheck test?

“The ‘jobs’ for young people would be similarly temporary in nature, FactCheck has learned. Although it sounds like a new idea, Labour aides told us that the £600m youth jobs fund will basically be a re-run of a highly controversial old policy…”