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36 MPs have quit or been suspended since the last election. Of those cases:

- Nine involved allegations of sexual misconduct
- Three involved criminal convictions
- One involved I’m a Celebrity
- And one involved a prime minister misleading Parliament

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I'm very pleased to be quoted in today's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on 'Trusted voices' - you can read their full findings here.
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Labour says it will raise an extra £5bn a year to partly fund its pledges on the NHS and breakfast clubs. But where is the money coming from? C4 News FactCheck takes a look.
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The government is just days away from “the biggest expansion of childcare” in England's history.

Exclusive C4 News FactCheck analysis reveals that parents in poorer areas are more likely to struggle to find places.
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Parents in poorer areas of England will be less likely to get childcare places than those in richer parts of the country. That's the finding of our exclusive C4 News FactCheck analysis.

Ciaran Jenkins has the details.

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Why have recorded sewage spills in England risen more than 50 per cent in a single year? C4 News FactCheck takes a look.
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Why are water companies allowed to spill sewage into UK rivers and seas - and how often is it happening? C4 News FactCheck takes a look.
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The Justice Secretary says some prisoners convicted of “low-level” offences in England and Wales could be released up to 60 days early.

Our C4 News FactCheck team has been looking at why prisons are so overcrowded. @c4ciaran reports.

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Rishi Sunak said today in Parliament that 'rape convictions actually dropped' while Keir Starmer was in charge of the CPS.

But CPS data shows the number of convictions *increased* during Starmer's tenure (2008 to 2013).

Rishi Sunak said today in Parliament that 'rape convictions actually dropped' while Keir Starmer was in charge of the CPS. But CPS data shows the number of convictions *increased* during Starmer's tenure (2008 to 2013).
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Rishi Sunak just said that when Keir Starmer led the CPS 'rape convictions...dropped'. Starmer replied that the PM 'knows that's going to be fact-checked'.

Indeed, I C4 News FactCheck-ed this claim when Dominic Raab made it in 2022.

Here was my verdict then:

Rishi Sunak just said that when Keir Starmer led the CPS 'rape convictions...dropped'. Starmer replied that the PM 'knows that's going to be fact-checked'. Indeed, I @FactCheck-ed this claim when Dominic Raab made it in 2022. Here was my verdict then: #PMQs
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Health service performance across the UK.. 🧵

England under the Conservatives compared to 2011:

▪️x10 worse 4-hour A&E waits
▪️x13 worse 18 week waits for care
▪️x16 worse 4-hour trolley waits
▪️x3,000 worse 12-hour trolley waits
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Tomorrow marks two years since Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We've been talking to experts about what might happen next in the war.
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