Political claims, statements and decisions examined against the available evidence.
Republican Congressman Michael Rulli has introduced the GRANITE Act, aimed at preventing US courts from recognising or enforcing foreign online-speech penalties as Washington's dispute with Britain's Online Safety Act escalates.
Chancellor John Healey is reportedly preparing to shelve the 2030 deadline he once championed for defence spending to reach 3% of GDP as he confronts a £4.7bn funding gap in the existing Defence Investment Plan.
Downing Street has reaffirmed Andy Burnham's ‘unwavering’ commitment to every part of the Good Friday Agreement after his declaration that an Irish unity referendum was ‘off the table’ sparked a political row.
Mike Ashley has launched a fierce attack on Andy Burnham's high-street strategy, branding parts of the Government's business-rates approach ‘delusional’ and calling for urgent action on retail costs and shoplifting.
Labour has taken Billinge & Seneley Green from Reform UK in a St Helens council by-election, less than four months after Reform swept all three seats in the ward.
The Green Party has gained Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe from the Conservatives, winning 28.8% as Reform UK finished narrowly behind on 27.5%.
Reform UK has held Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn in Newcastle, with Martin Evison winning 39% as the Liberal Democrats surged into second place on 29%.
Labour has held Trinity in Wandsworth by 127 votes, defeating the Conservatives 47.5% to 43.6% and denying the Tories the seat needed for an outright council majority.
Almost 200,000 people were granted permanent UK settlement in the year ending June 2026, up 24% and the highest annual total since 2011, new Home Office figures show.
Andy Burnham has been accused of a U-turn after newly reported correspondence showed he previously backed a £500,000 political donations cap and argued that the limit should be reduced further over time.
Andy Burnham has declared an Irish unity referendum 'off the table' during his first visit to Northern Ireland as Prime Minister, prompting a sharp challenge from Sinn Féin over the Good Friday Agreement.
Israel is considering expelling British officials from the US-led Gaza coordination centre as tensions rise with Andy Burnham's Government over planned measures targeting Israeli settlements.