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Scottish Conservatives
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Fact check: the BBC Scottish leaders debate
Ferret Fact Service looked at claims by the party leaders ahead of the Scottish Parliament election.
Tory MSP asked 11 questions on abortion in a month
The Tories’ shadow equalities minister Jeremy Balfour has asked 11 questions this month of the Scottish Government about abortion.
Claim Rishi Sunak is responsible for £500 NHS staff bonus is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the £500 NHS bonus announced by the Scottish Government.
SNP health minister wanted to stop freedom of information during Covid-19
Scotland's health secretary wanted to suspend freedom of information legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to internal government emails.
Internal Market Bill: Claim SNP voted to scrap 545,000 jobs is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from the Scottish Conservatives that the SNP voted to scrap 545,000 jobs.
Claim Scots will be £2,000 worse off after independence is Unsupported
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim using GERS figures to say that Scottish independence would cost each person £2,000.
Claim Sturgeon signed ‘once in a generation’ indyref agreement is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross about whether Nicola Sturgeon signed an agreement that the 2014 referendum would be a 'once in a lifetime' vote.
Scots vulnerable to Covid-19 struggle to get home deliveries
Scots vulnerable to the coronavirus are struggling to access vital home delivery services because the Scottish Government has failed to share data with retailers.