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The UK Supreme Court has not ordered a new general election, as a widely viewed Facebook video has been claiming.
The UK Supreme Court hasn’t just ordered a general election – Full Fact
The news announced in a Facebook video has no basis in fact.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The UK Supreme Court has not ordered a new general election, as a widely viewed Facebook video has been claiming.
The #Budget2025’s extended freeze on tax thresholds means from April 2028 people will pay more in these taxes than they otherwise would have.
So our Government Tracker’s now rating Labour’s pledge to “not increase taxes on working people” as ‘Not kept’.
So our Government Tracker’s now rating Labour’s pledge to “not increase taxes on working people” as ‘Not kept’.
Has the government kept its pledge not to increase taxes on ‘working people’? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto commitment on taxation, which has led to much debate over the meaning of the phrase ‘working people’.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The #Budget2025’s extended freeze on tax thresholds means from April 2028 people will pay more in these taxes than they otherwise would have.
So our Government Tracker’s now rating Labour’s pledge to “not increase taxes on working people” as ‘Not kept’.
So our Government Tracker’s now rating Labour’s pledge to “not increase taxes on working people” as ‘Not kept’.
Videos claiming that a new law will require digital ID for purchases above £20, and could see fines for repeated cash payments, are false.
There is no evidence of any such policies being introduced.
There is no evidence of any such policies being introduced.
No, you won’t need digital ID for cash payments over £20 in the new year – Full Fact
Videos circulating online claim that from 2026 purchases above £20 will need digital ID verification, and repeated cash payments could result in fines. But neither of these claims are true.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Videos claiming that a new law will require digital ID for purchases above £20, and could see fines for repeated cash payments, are false.
There is no evidence of any such policies being introduced.
There is no evidence of any such policies being introduced.
🚨 NEW: We’ve now updated our Government Tracker pages on Labour’s manifesto commitments on tax following #Budget2025.
We’re now rating some elements of Labour’s headline pledge as ‘Not kept’. Full details here 👇
We’re now rating some elements of Labour’s headline pledge as ‘Not kept’. Full details here 👇
Our Government Tracker’s verdict on whether Labour has broken its manifesto commitments on tax – Full Fact
We’ve now updated our Government Tracker to reflect the news from the Budget—and we’re rating elements of Labour’s overarching pledge on tax as ‘Not kept’, even though the government has claimed to…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚨 NEW: We’ve now updated our Government Tracker pages on Labour’s manifesto commitments on tax following #Budget2025.
We’re now rating some elements of Labour’s headline pledge as ‘Not kept’. Full details here 👇
We’re now rating some elements of Labour’s headline pledge as ‘Not kept’. Full details here 👇
Videos falsely claiming cash withdrawals over £200 will be monitored by the authorities are continuing to be shared online, despite similar messages having been debunked months ago.
False claims about £200 cash withdrawal limits continue to be shared online – Full Fact
The government isn’t introducing a policy to limit cash withdrawals to £200, as has been claimed online.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Videos falsely claiming cash withdrawals over £200 will be monitored by the authorities are continuing to be shared online, despite similar messages having been debunked months ago.
Social media posts have claimed that Tesco is not celebrating Christmas, because it has described one of its trees as an “evergreen” tree.
This is misleading—the retailer sells other artificial trees labelled as Christmas trees.
This is misleading—the retailer sells other artificial trees labelled as Christmas trees.
Tesco hasn’t rebranded all its Christmas trees to ‘evergreen trees’ – Full Fact
Claims that Tesco is not celebrating Christmas because it is selling an “evergreen” tree are missing context.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Social media posts have claimed that Tesco is not celebrating Christmas, because it has described one of its trees as an “evergreen” tree.
This is misleading—the retailer sells other artificial trees labelled as Christmas trees.
This is misleading—the retailer sells other artificial trees labelled as Christmas trees.
No, Keir Starmer hasn’t announced that the Royal Family and MPs will be exempt from digital ID.
The government has said that digital ID will be mandatory to prove your right to work, though whether MPs and royals will end up needing it isn't entirely clear.
The government has said that digital ID will be mandatory to prove your right to work, though whether MPs and royals will end up needing it isn't entirely clear.
PM hasn’t announced royals and MPs digital ID exemption – Full Fact
Digital ID will only be mandatory to prove your right to work. The government confirmed they haven’t announced any exemptions, but we can't say for sure whether MPs and royals will end up needing it.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
No, Keir Starmer hasn’t announced that the Royal Family and MPs will be exempt from digital ID.
The government has said that digital ID will be mandatory to prove your right to work, though whether MPs and royals will end up needing it isn't entirely clear.
The government has said that digital ID will be mandatory to prove your right to work, though whether MPs and royals will end up needing it isn't entirely clear.
We’ve seen claims online that asylum seekers are being given Freedom Passes for free London travel.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
Are asylum seekers given Freedom Passes for free travel in London? – Full Fact
There is no specific provision for asylum seekers to get free travel in London but they may be eligible for Freedom Passes like any other Londoner.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’ve seen claims online that asylum seekers are being given Freedom Passes for free London travel.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
We’ve just updated our round-up of Budget 2025 fact checks, adding our verdicts on claims about:
🏡 House building
💷 The numbers on Universal Credit
🪙 Income tax thresholds
Here’s the full round-up:
🏡 House building
💷 The numbers on Universal Credit
🪙 Income tax thresholds
Here’s the full round-up:
Budget 2025: fact checked – Full Fact
Join us as we fact check Rachel Reeves’s second Budget as chancellor.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We’ve just updated our round-up of Budget 2025 fact checks, adding our verdicts on claims about:
🏡 House building
💷 The numbers on Universal Credit
🪙 Income tax thresholds
Here’s the full round-up:
🏡 House building
💷 The numbers on Universal Credit
🪙 Income tax thresholds
Here’s the full round-up:
Many have accused Labour of breaking its manifesto promises on tax in #Budget2025, yet Rachel Reeves today claimed to have kept “every single one” of the party’s manifesto commitments. So who’s right?
We’ve looked at the detail of what was pledged 🔎
We’ve looked at the detail of what was pledged 🔎
Has the chancellor kept Labour’s manifesto commitments on tax? – Full Fact
Many have accused the government of breaking its manifesto promises in the 2025 Budget, yet Rachel Reeves claims to have kept “every single one” of Labour’s manifesto commitments.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Many have accused Labour of breaking its manifesto promises on tax in #Budget2025, yet Rachel Reeves today claimed to have kept “every single one” of the party’s manifesto commitments. So who’s right?
We’ve looked at the detail of what was pledged 🔎
We’ve looked at the detail of what was pledged 🔎
We’ve looked at some of the key announcements and claims from today's Budget, including:
👶 Two-child benefit cap
🩺 Waiting lists and appointments
💷 Unemployment under Labour
Read our round-up here:
👶 Two-child benefit cap
🩺 Waiting lists and appointments
💷 Unemployment under Labour
Read our round-up here:
Budget 2025: fact checked – Full Fact
Join us as we fact check Rachel Reeves’s second Budget as chancellor.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We’ve looked at some of the key announcements and claims from today's Budget, including:
👶 Two-child benefit cap
🩺 Waiting lists and appointments
💷 Unemployment under Labour
Read our round-up here:
👶 Two-child benefit cap
🩺 Waiting lists and appointments
💷 Unemployment under Labour
Read our round-up here:
Income tax and National Insurance thresholds are to remain frozen for an additional three years.
We looked ahead of #Budget2025 at exactly what Labour pledged on income tax, and in particular on threshold freezes. 👇
We looked ahead of #Budget2025 at exactly what Labour pledged on income tax, and in particular on threshold freezes. 👇
What has Labour pledged on income tax ahead of the Budget? – Full Fact
Amid reports that Labour may be planning to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds at next week’s Budget, we look at exactly what commitments the party made in its manifesto.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Income tax and National Insurance thresholds are to remain frozen for an additional three years.
We looked ahead of #Budget2025 at exactly what Labour pledged on income tax, and in particular on threshold freezes. 👇
We looked ahead of #Budget2025 at exactly what Labour pledged on income tax, and in particular on threshold freezes. 👇
In her #Budget2025 response, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the government is “miles behind” on house building.
Our analysis suggests the rate of building needs to increase if the government’s 1.5m target is to be met.
Our analysis suggests the rate of building needs to increase if the government’s 1.5m target is to be met.
Is the government on track to deliver 1.5 million new homes? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at the Labour manifesto’s commitment on housing.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In her #Budget2025 response, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the government is “miles behind” on house building.
Our analysis suggests the rate of building needs to increase if the government’s 1.5m target is to be met.
Our analysis suggests the rate of building needs to increase if the government’s 1.5m target is to be met.
Responding to the chancellor’s #Budget2025 speech, Kemi Badenoch claimed unemployment has increased “every single month” under Labour.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
Unemployment has risen under Labour - but it hasn’t gone up ‘every single month’ – Full Fact
We’ve looked into the numbers after claims from a number of Conservative MPs, including the party’s leader Kemi Badenoch.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Responding to the chancellor’s #Budget2025 speech, Kemi Badenoch claimed unemployment has increased “every single month” under Labour.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
In her #Budget2025 speech, Rachel Reeves has just announced that the two-child benefit limit will be scrapped from April.
Our explainer looks at who is impacted by the limit, and what effect removing it might have on the number of children in poverty.
Our explainer looks at who is impacted by the limit, and what effect removing it might have on the number of children in poverty.
Child poverty and the two-child benefit cap: explained – Full Fact
Our explainer looks at the different ways child poverty is measured, and the impact of the two-child benefit cap.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In her #Budget2025 speech, Rachel Reeves has just announced that the two-child benefit limit will be scrapped from April.
Our explainer looks at who is impacted by the limit, and what effect removing it might have on the number of children in poverty.
Our explainer looks at who is impacted by the limit, and what effect removing it might have on the number of children in poverty.
Rachel Reeves said the UK is “set to spend 2.6% of GDP on defence by April 2027”.
This is in line with the government’s promise to reach its target to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence in 2027. We’re monitoring progress towards this via our Government Tracker. #Budget2025
This is in line with the government’s promise to reach its target to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence in 2027. We’re monitoring progress towards this via our Government Tracker. #Budget2025
Is the government on track to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at the Prime Minister’s commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP from April 2027.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Rachel Reeves said the UK is “set to spend 2.6% of GDP on defence by April 2027”.
This is in line with the government’s promise to reach its target to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence in 2027. We’re monitoring progress towards this via our Government Tracker. #Budget2025
This is in line with the government’s promise to reach its target to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence in 2027. We’re monitoring progress towards this via our Government Tracker. #Budget2025
At #Budget2025, Rachel Reeves has reiterated the government’s intention to “phase out” the use of asylum hotels “entirely”.
We’re currently rating the pledge to do this by the end of this parliament as “appears off track” in our Government Tracker.
We’re currently rating the pledge to do this by the end of this parliament as “appears off track” in our Government Tracker.
Has the government stopped using hotels to house asylum seekers? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to end the use of “asylum hotels”.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
At #Budget2025, Rachel Reeves has reiterated the government’s intention to “phase out” the use of asylum hotels “entirely”.
We’re currently rating the pledge to do this by the end of this parliament as “appears off track” in our Government Tracker.
We’re currently rating the pledge to do this by the end of this parliament as “appears off track” in our Government Tracker.
Rachel Reeves claimed waiting lists are down by 230,000 under this government.
This reflects the latest NHS elective treatment waiting list figures in England, which show a fall from 7.62m in July 2024 to 7.39m in Sept. #Budget2025
This reflects the latest NHS elective treatment waiting list figures in England, which show a fall from 7.62m in July 2024 to 7.39m in Sept. #Budget2025
NHS waiting lists: what you need to know – Full Fact
Our regularly updated guide to NHS waiting lists and waiting times.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Rachel Reeves claimed waiting lists are down by 230,000 under this government.
This reflects the latest NHS elective treatment waiting list figures in England, which show a fall from 7.62m in July 2024 to 7.39m in Sept. #Budget2025
This reflects the latest NHS elective treatment waiting list figures in England, which show a fall from 7.62m in July 2024 to 7.39m in Sept. #Budget2025
.@RachelReevesMP said that the government has delivered 5.2 million extra NHS appointments since the election.
While that’s true, it represents a fairly normal rise by recent standards—and a slightly smaller one than the year before. #Budget2025
While that’s true, it represents a fairly normal rise by recent standards—and a slightly smaller one than the year before. #Budget2025
Is the government on course to deliver an extra two million NHS appointments a year? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to deliver “40,000 more appointments every week” in NHS England, amounting to two million a year.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
.@RachelReevesMP said that the government has delivered 5.2 million extra NHS appointments since the election.
While that’s true, it represents a fairly normal rise by recent standards—and a slightly smaller one than the year before. #Budget2025
While that’s true, it represents a fairly normal rise by recent standards—and a slightly smaller one than the year before. #Budget2025
In her #Budget2025 speech Rachel Reeves said the government will retain the current rate of corporation tax.
This is what Labour promised in its manifesto, so its pledge remains ‘on track’ - we’re monitoring it via our Government Tracker.
This is what Labour promised in its manifesto, so its pledge remains ‘on track’ - we’re monitoring it via our Government Tracker.
Has the government kept the UK’s corporation tax capped at 25%? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to cap corporation tax at 25% for the duration of this parliament.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In her #Budget2025 speech Rachel Reeves said the government will retain the current rate of corporation tax.
This is what Labour promised in its manifesto, so its pledge remains ‘on track’ - we’re monitoring it via our Government Tracker.
This is what Labour promised in its manifesto, so its pledge remains ‘on track’ - we’re monitoring it via our Government Tracker.
At #Budget2025, the chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Conservatives left a £22 billion “black hole” in the public finances.
This is a claim we’ve heard many times from Labour - we wrote about in detail last year 👇
This is a claim we’ve heard many times from Labour - we wrote about in detail last year 👇
Is Labour right to claim there’s a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances? – Full Fact
It’s been a key government claim since the election and featured heavily in the Budget - but what does it actually mean?
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November 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
At #Budget2025, the chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Conservatives left a £22 billion “black hole” in the public finances.
This is a claim we’ve heard many times from Labour - we wrote about in detail last year 👇
This is a claim we’ve heard many times from Labour - we wrote about in detail last year 👇
At #PMQs Keir Starmer said the government is rolling out free breakfast clubs in schools to help with the cost of living. Our Government Tracker has the latest progress on this pledge 👇
Is Labour on course to introduce free breakfast clubs in every primary school? – Full Fact
Full Fact takes a look at the government’s commitment to introduce universal free breakfast clubs in state-funded primary schools in England.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
At #PMQs Keir Starmer said the government is rolling out free breakfast clubs in schools to help with the cost of living. Our Government Tracker has the latest progress on this pledge 👇
Follow our live fact checking of today’s #Budget2025 right here on Bluesky, on X, and on our website.
We’re also working with the Independent this year—you can find our updates on their site here:
We’re also working with the Independent this year—you can find our updates on their site here:
Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves to unveil billions in ‘fair and necessary’ tax rises
Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in addition to ditching two-child benefit cap and changes to ISAs in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Follow our live fact checking of today’s #Budget2025 right here on Bluesky, on X, and on our website.
We’re also working with the Independent this year—you can find our updates on their site here:
We’re also working with the Independent this year—you can find our updates on their site here:
Today, Rachel Reeves will deliver her second budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
We’ll be following it live, on our socials and our website.
We’ll be following it live, on our socials and our website.
Budget 2025: fact checked – Full Fact
Join us tomorrow as we fact check Rachel Reeves’s second Budget as chancellor.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today, Rachel Reeves will deliver her second budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
We’ll be following it live, on our socials and our website.
We’ll be following it live, on our socials and our website.
Ahead of tomorrow’s #Budget2025, a reminder that we’re monitoring progress on many of Labour’s pledges - including its manifesto promise that the government’s “fiscal rules are non-negotiable”.
Our updated Government Tracker takes a look 👇
Our updated Government Tracker takes a look 👇
Is the government on course to meet its fiscal rules? – Full Fact
Full Fact examines whether Labour is on track to meet its “non-negotiable” fiscal rules for the government finances.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ahead of tomorrow’s #Budget2025, a reminder that we’re monitoring progress on many of Labour’s pledges - including its manifesto promise that the government’s “fiscal rules are non-negotiable”.
Our updated Government Tracker takes a look 👇
Our updated Government Tracker takes a look 👇