CLAIM: “Scotland under the SNP is plagued by Victorian diseases and rat problems” – Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, 7 September Source

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CLAIM: English junior doctors ‘politicising their pay because they don’t like the Conservatives’ – Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative leader, 17 August Source

Claim: “Putin has weaponised energy supplies, causing household bills to soar… I’m taking action to drive down energy prices” – PM Rishi Sunak, tweet on July 31 Source

CLAIM: “Orkney councillors back plan to explore alternative forms of governance” – Guardian headline July 4 2023. Source

NICOLA Sturgeon has “absolutely” failed young people in Scotland. – Bruce Adamson, retiring commissioner for children and young people, in a BBC interview … Source

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Would Scottish independence really cost us 250,000 jobs? Source

Was Oliver Dowden right about anti-strike legislation? Source

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Gove claimed “new” trade deals worth £800 billion had been signed with over 70 countries since 2016 Source

RISHI Sunak has been caught out quoting dodgy statistics about the rate of crimes in Scotland. Source

“John Kay, former economic adviser to Scottish Government, warns there is a real possibility that a premature introduction of a Scottish currency would be an embarrassing fiasco, ignored by most of the world” Source

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THE two most powerful politicians in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, both broke the law while in office. Source