The Latest Breaking News from House of Commons Library

Fact check: 1970s prison building programme was more ambitious than today’s plan

Some publicly available information raises questions about the claim.

Evening Standard · Sep 3

AI Job Shock Hits Young Workers First as Goldman Finds Entry-Level Jobs Face 3 Times Greater Employment Drag

Goldman Sachs finds AI exposure has more than three times the employment drag on entry-level workers, as youth jobs weaken in Korea and Britain.

International Business Times UK · Aug 19

Fact check: Hurricane Melissa videos, council tax and central heating ‘ban’

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025

‘Tax on savers’ plan from Reeves could hit a million Scots – SNP

Research from the House of Commons Library shows 25% of adults in Scotland have cash ISAs.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

More than 331,000 Waspi women in Scotland, figures suggest

Data from the House of Commons Library shows hundreds of thousands of Scottish women are impacted by the changes to the state pension age.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Shop staff ‘facing Christmas crime wave’ with more shoplifting cases unsolved

An average of 672 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the year to March 2024, according to analysis from the House of Commons Library.

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

'Christmas crime wave' feared with 38% surge in unsolved shoplifting cases

An average of 672 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the year to March 2024, according to analysis from the House of Commons Library

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024

Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic

‘Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

Fact check: Projections of fiscal drag effect on pensioners are not from HMRC

Claim that £130 of tax to be collected on everyone receiving state pension relies on tax thresholds staying frozen longer than anticipated.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

Fifty muggings a day unsolved in London, warns Lib Dem candidate Paul Kohler who was violent attack victim

More than 18,500 robberies of personal property reported in 2023 in the capital were closed without a suspect being identified, according to figures from the House of Commons Library

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024