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Government in NI: Have only ten laws been passed at Stormont since it resumed after the last collapse?
27 March 2026
CLAIM: Since its re-establishment in February 2024, the Northern Ireland Executive and other Assembly institutions have only passed ten laws. This includes a direction by the Executive to delegate decisions on remuneration, leading to a 27% pay rise for MLAs.
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In a social media post made on 20 February, the Green Party of Northern Ireland (GPNI) stated that, since its resumption following the last collapse,
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Has the Northern Ireland rail network been cut by some 450 miles since the 1950s?
3 July 2024
CLAIM: Since the 1950s, the Northern Ireland rail network has been cut by some 450 miles.
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UPDATE: This check was amended on 24 and 25 July 2024 to make clear that the nationalisation of NI rail lines was a gradual process
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Has the latest health budget been cut by £184m?
2 July 2024
CLAIM: Instead of investing in Northern Ireland’s health service, Stormont’s 2024-25 budget has delivered a £184m cut in funding.
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In its manifesto for the 2024 Westminster election, the UUP claimed: “Instead of investing in our health service, the 2024/25 Budget is delivering a record
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Does poor air quality contribute to 800 deaths in Northern Ireland every year?
2 July 2024
CLAIM: Poor air quality contributes to 800 deaths in Northern Ireland every year.
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The SDLP manifesto for the 2024 General Election claims that “poor air quality contributes to 800 deaths in Northern Ireland every year”. We’ve looked at
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Did the number of asylum applications in the UK peak in 2002?
28 June 2024
CLAIM: The annual number of asylum applications to the UK peaked in 2002, and people who originally came to the UK seeking asylum make up 0.6% of the UK’s total population.
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In their manifesto for the 2024 general election, the Alliance Party claimed: “The annual number of asylum applications to the UK peaked in 2002, and
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Did Sinn Féin Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald allocate £688 million to prioritise public sector pay awards on the restoration of the Executive?
28 June 2024
CLAIM: Sinn Féin Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald allocated £688 million to prioritise public sector pay awards on the restoration of the Executive.
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In it’s 2024 election manifesto, Sinn Féin claimed that: “Sinn Féin Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald allocated £688 million to prioritise public sector pay awards on
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Has the British Government cut the Army to its smallest size in 300 years?
27 June 2024
CLAIM: The British Government has cut the Army to its smallest size in 300 years.
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In its 2024 Westminster election manifesto, the TUV claimed: “They [the UK government] have cut the Army to its smallest size in 300 years.” Whether
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Do the people of Northern Ireland want the Assembly to return?
30 January 2024
CLAIM: Recent polling data indicates that the Northern Irish public wants devolution restored.
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Professor Shirlow is the Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. On 29 January, he claimed in a post on
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Do the TUV’s seven reasons why Stormont can’t return stand up to scrutiny?
24 October 2023
TUV Leader Jim Allister MLA has laid out seven reasons why Stormont cannot and must not return, so long as the Protocol remains in place
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Speaking on 13 September to the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) Central Council, party leader Jim Allister MLA said there are seven reasons why Stormont “must Articles
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Did Sinn Féin collapse Stormont for three years?
12 October 2023
CLAIM: Sinn Féin brought down Northern Ireland’s political institutions for three years between early 2017 and early 2020.
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On BBC NI show Sunday Politics on 1 October, News Letter editor Ben Lowry said: “Sinn Fein brought down Stormont for three years, three years Articles
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Could the UUP and SDLP change their designations to prevent the DUP from nominating a deputy First Minister?
28 September 2023
CLAIM: If MLAs from the UUP and SDLP switched their Stormont community designations to ‘Other’, this would remove the DUP’s entitlement to nominate a deputy First Minister.
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A letter printed in the Irish News on 18 September claimed that the UUP and SDLP could have prevented the DUP from being entitled to
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Do divisions in society cost Northern Ireland between £400m and £830m every year?
16 May 2023
CLAIM: The cost of social division to the public purse in NI ranges between £400m and £830m every year.
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In its manifesto issued ahead of the 2023 local government elections, the Alliance Party claimed: “The current estimates of the cost of division range between