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Another government minister, this time Anna McMorrin MP, wrongly claimed that Labour had halved the use of asylum hotels.

This is incorrect.

The total number of hotels in use has barely changed under Labour, and the number of asylum seekers in them has increased. 
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More fact checks from this week ↓

How many military homes are set to be upgraded?

During a PMQs exchange last week with Labour MP Leigh Ingham about the treatment of armed forces personnel, deputy PM David Lammy said: “4,000 military homes, that’s nine out of every ten” are to be upgraded. 

This was not correct. Following contact by Full Fact, Mr Lammy has now corrected the record.

More corrections this week

No monkey business with Covid-19 vaccines

A viral video on social media wrongly claims the Pfizer vaccine includes a “cancer-causing” SV40 monkey virus. 

This is incorrect; the vaccine does not contain the SV40 virus. 

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Remind me next week

Government hasn’t ordered ‘mandatory livestock reductions’ in November

Moove along, this policy isn't real. It's likely been made up with AI on the hoof

Videos viewed thousands of times claim the government has ordered mandatory livestock reductions to meet climate targets. 

This isn't a real policy.

Government Tracker

Updates from the last seven days. 

Tuesday 11 November

Appears on trackHas the government kept its pledge not to increase VAT?
Appears on trackHas the government kept its pledge not to increase income tax rates?

Thursday 6 November

Unclear or disputedHas the government kept its pledge on National Insurance?

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