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Westminster
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Claim there’s ‘no desire’ in Scotland to have EU membership is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by secretary of state for Scotland Alister Jack about EU support.
56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar worth £370,000
At least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the 2022 World Cup.
Tories receive £1.7m in donations from fossil fuel sector and climate sceptics
The Conservative Party and its MPs have registered more than £1.7m in donations from climate sceptics and fossil fuel interests since the 2019 general election.
Peat multinational allegedly breached planning permission
A multinational which extracts peat from a site in Dumfries and Galloway has allegedly breached planning permission, according to local authority documents.
Claim Liz Truss will have £115,000 allowance as ex-prime minister is True
Ferret fact Service looks into a claim about a payment for ex-prime ministers after Liz Truss resigned.
Fact check: SNP MP Mhairi Black’s viral speech
Ferret fact Service looks at a number of claims in a speech by Mhairi Black MP, which recently went viral on social media.
MPs accept £800,000 worth of trips from states in Saudi-led coalition
96 MPs have had trips paid for by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Kuwait and Egypt over the last eight years.
Boris Johnson: 10 false claims
Boris Johnson has agreed to resign as prime minister after a cascade of resignations from his government.
Fact check: UK Government claim about employment levels is false
All eyes have been on the UK’s employment levels since Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic hit the economy in quick succession.
