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Irish Minister for Justice Helen McEntee says more than 80% of asylum seekers in Ireland have come over the land border from Northern Ireland.

C4 News FactCheck takes a look.
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The UK government has paid a failed asylum seeker £3,000 to move to Rwanda. But the true cost to British taxpayers is expected to be many times larger.

My latest C4 News FactCheck:
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The government has just paid a failed asylum seeker £3,000 to go to Rwanda voluntarily.

Here's why it could cost the British taxpayer a further £140,000.

@c4ciaran has the latest from our C4 News FactCheck team.

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NEW STATS: How many people become homeless because they've been required to leave Home Office asylum accommodation?

▪️ In the last three months of 2018, this happened to 460 households.

▪️ In 2023, that figure was 5,140.

That's an eleven-fold rise in five years.

NEW STATS: How many people become homeless because they've been required to leave Home Office asylum accommodation? ▪️ In the last three months of 2018, this happened to 460 households. ▪️ In 2023, that figure was 5,140. That's an eleven-fold rise in five years.
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NEW: The government has just published stats on homelessness. They reveal:

The number of households in England made homeless by rent hikes in the private sector has nearly QUADRUPLED since 2018.

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Rishi Sunak and his ministers keep saying Rwanda will deter people from crossing the Channel in small boats. But the Home Office itself says otherwise.

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Rishi Sunak says it's an 'indispensable deterrent', but will the Rwanda scheme actually put people off crossing the English Channel in small boats? C4 News FactCheck takes a look.
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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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