Debate, Reform, tax evasion and ants
Fact-checking the leaders' debate, Reform UK's policy claims, tax evasion savings and the weight of all the ants.
Were there any suspicious claims in the election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer?
Do the claims in Reform UK’s policy documents on excess deaths and climate change make sense?
Can the Conservatives and Labour raise £6bn a year by cracking down on tax avoidance and evasion?
And do all the humans on earth weigh more than all of the ants?
Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporters: Kate Lamble and Nathan Gower
Producer: Beth Ashmead-Latham
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production coordinator: Brenda Brown
Editor: Richard Vadon
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- Wed 5 Jun 202409:00BBC Radio 4
- Fri 7 Jun 202416:30BBC Radio 4
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