23 h. ago Fact check: NHS appointments rise hailed by government is smaller than last year

Figures obtained by Full Fact show how the recent rise in the number of in-hospital appointments compares to previous years.

Politics

25 h. ago Labour embarrassed over claims of 'massive increase' in NHS appointments as analysis reveals rise was smaller than under Tories

Figures obtained by Full Fact found that the 3.6 million additional hospital appointments provided in an eight-month period this year was much lower than during the equivalent date range under the Tories.

Politics

7 d. ago Fact check: Unemployment figures row and NHS appointments error

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Politics

9 d. ago Fact check: The unemployment rate has risen from 4.2% to 4.5% since the election

The leader of the Opposition and a Labour MP disagreed about the UK’s unemployment figures on Wednesday.

Politics

1 week ago We live in one of Britain's most popular seaside towns... there are so many second home owners we can't even go to the DENTIST

It's one of Britain's most popular seaside towns but the knock-on effects of a rise in second homes has made it impossible for locals to get an NHS dentist appointment.

Society

1 week ago We live in one Britain's most popular seaside towns... there are so many second home owners we can't even go to the DENTIST

It's one of Britain's most popular seaside towns but the knock-on effects of a rise in second homes has made it impossible for locals to get an NHS dentist appointment.

Society

2 w. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s drift and Tory collapse: Reform fills a vacuum they created | Editorial

Faragism’s rise isn’t a surge of enthusiasm – it’s a symptom of exhaustion with two parties failing to offer vision, justice or renewalSir Keir Starmer promised change – and, in a way, he has delivered it. Gone are the days of bold, expansive pledges; in their place are cautious, measurable goals: 6,500 new teachers, 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week. Yet voters, oddly ungrateful, remain unmoved. Perhaps it is because these modest gains barely scratch the surface of national decline. The government has touched lives, just not in the ways it promised. Cuts to winter fuel payments for pensioners and proposed reductions in disability benefits have landed with jarring force. Sir Keir’s managerial style may promise stability, but voters expected transformation. The result: disillusionment with a government delivering change – but not the change voters thought they had chosen.Labour’s poor local election showing could be shrugged off as low turnout in the shires. The party wo...

Politics

2 w. ago John Swinney pledges 100,000 more GP appointments for Scots to reduce pressure on NHS

Anas Sarwar accused the SNP of having "nicked" the plan for more appointments from Labour.

Events

3 w. ago Bank of England tipped to cut rates to 3.25% as UK exports suffer worst slump since Covid

The UK's beleaguered manufacturing sector has now been shrinking for seven months in a row, according to figures from a closely-watched business survey.

Economics

3 w. ago UK exports in worst slump since Covid: Bank of England tipped to cut rates to 3.25% this year

The UK's beleaguered manufacturing sector has now been shrinking for seven months in a row, according to figures from a closely-watched business survey.

Economics

3 w. ago NHS app has helped to save 1.5 million appointments from cancellation

Sir Keir Starmer said his Government’s moves to speed up the rollout was leading the NHS out of the ‘dark ages’.

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