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What happened to living standards under the previous government?
The Prime Minister claimed people were “worse off” at the end of the last government, but it’s unclear what time period or measure of living standards this claim is based …
How many farms will be impacted by the new inheritance tax rules?
Since the government announced changes to the rules around inheritance tax on farms, we’ve seen apparently contradictory figures about the number of estates impacted.
Government hasn’t introduced policy of ‘free bus fares for immigrants’
A false claim circulating on social media says that the cap on bus fares has increased to £3 as a result of the policy.
