copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Over 95% of people living in south Belfast own their own home. (Emma Little-Pengelly, a DUP candidate, 2019-12-04)
Evidence (2022-02-26): This claim is inaccurate. The 2011 Census shows that the Belfast South constituency recorded 56.1% of homes being owned outright or owned with a mortgage or loan. On 4 December 2019, Emma Little-Pengelly, a DUP candidate in the General Election for the constituency of Belfast South, stated in a tweet that "over 95%" of people who live in South Belfast own their own home: [...] In response to a tweet challenging that the MP was assuming that south Belfast residents "all own their own homes", Little-Pengelly quickly replied and made that claim that "95% do [own their own home]".
Claim: Over 95% of people living in south Belfast own their own home. (Emma Little-Pengelly, a DUP candidate, 2019-12-04)
Evidence (2024-09-22): This has been a matter of concern over the last century for the followers of nationalist ideologists such as DP Moran. [...] - ^ "Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey". Ark.ac.uk. 12 May 2003. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2010. - ^ "Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey". Ark.ac.uk. 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
Claim: Over 95% of people living in south Belfast own their own home. (Emma Little-Pengelly, a DUP candidate, 2019-12-04)
Evidence (2022-03-17): Downeast Magazine Names Belfast As The Best Place To Live In Maine [...] You ever hear the way people (undeservedly these days) in southern Maine talk about Lewiston or Biddeford? That's what Belfast was like then. I honestly can't tell you if it was on purpose, or the town just changed on it's own. Although when MBNA came to town, that likely played a big role. Regardless, here we are all these years later, and Belfast is now the best place to live in Maine.
Claim: Over 95% of people living in south Belfast own their own home. (Emma Little-Pengelly, a DUP candidate, 2019-12-04)
Evidence (2021-01-01): It was also a time to discover my own local area. I had been living in south Belfast on and off since 1996 and moved to my current home in 2013. But I hadn’t really done much local exploring. In the past I was drawn more to the uplands and coast. Apart from the local highlights, I had overlooked many nice little hidden gems that were easily walkable from my own front door. One big local discovery, for me at least, was Ned’s Meadow, part of the National Trust’s Minnowburn property. I visited it one day when the field was a spectacular display of giant daisies. [...] Apart from a week-long holiday in Galway in mid-August, my family and I had stayed exclusively in Northern Ireland, mostly south Antrim and north Down. Even during times of eased restrictions, we chose to live in near-lockdown conditions, staying within south Belfast for more than 95% of the time. Just because you CAN do something or go somewhere, doesn’t mean that you MUST. While others pushed all the way to their permitted boundaries, we kept our movements to the absolute minimum.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-04-26): The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.”
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-01-01): For months now, SDLP representatives have been speaking to people from every background and in every community across the North. [...] SDLP MPs have made sure that our voice - and your voice - is heard. On the issues that matter to people - standing up for our health service, demanding oil and gas companies pay higher taxes on their profits to support people struggling with the cost of living, fighting for investment in public services, jobs and skills - we have been loud and clear. [...] Read the manifesto below:
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-04-27): The SDLP has made tackling cost of living pressures the number-one priority in its Stormont Assembly election manifesto. [...] An emergency payment of at least £200 for every household to ease cost of living pressures and support worth up to £1,200 for the hardest-hit families are among the SDLP's manifesto proposals. [...] They also want to explore the potential of reintroducing the £20 Universal Credit uplift removed by the UK government last year.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-04-28): NI election 2022: SDLP hoping history repeats itself [...] Mr Eastwood says there are parallels with Mr Hendron's victory in 1992 and the assembly fight in 2022. He says the SDLP message is straightforward - if you are unhappy with your political leaders, vote them out.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-10-06): In the lead up to the 2022 Assembly election, party leader Colum Eastwood played down the partnership stating, "The SDLP stands on its own two feet."[72] This led people to commentate that the partnership is no longer active, with comments from as early as 2020 determining that it had been "quietly forgotten".[73][74][75] The partnership officially ended on 28 September 2022.[76] [...] In the 2022 Assembly election, the SDLP slipped to the 5th largest party with only eight seats in the Assembly.[107] [...] - ^ "SDLP launches 'Give it Back' campaign to retain £20 Universal Credit uplift". Social Democratic and Labour Party. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-05-05): With polling in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election well under way, there’s one thing that all the main political parties can agree on - the importance of this election for the future of our country. [...] Read more: Everything you need to know about the 2022 election [...] The SDLP manifesto places a particular emphasise on children and young people.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-04-11): One must question why Sinn Fein has become so popular in comparison to the likes of the less hard-line Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP). The SDLP was formerly the biggest Nationalist party in Northern Ireland but have consistently lost votes in recent years. In their 2022 manifesto, the SDLP promised to help tackle cost of living, reduce waiting lists for healthcare and invest in pre-school childcare. The SDLP does mention some issues which are extremely relevant to Gen-Z voters, however the party has struggled due to its position on matters such as abortion which it offers a conscience vote on, allowing MLAs to vote based off their own opinions rather than by what the party believes, this creates issues for many liberal voters, which younger voters tend to be due to a lack of firm position creating disconnect between voters and the party itself. According to the BBC (2023), a lot of younger people care more about socialist issues than simply just the border which are issues Sinn Fein can be seen as attempting to resolve alongside the border issue rather than focusing on one or the other which can arguably be seen in the case of the SDLP. The SDLP has also regularly been seen as a party for ‘Catholic middle-class middle-aged men’ (DeSouza, 2023) which does not help it to gain votes amongst younger voters. [...] Social Democratic Labour Party (2022). 2022 Manifesto. cain.ulster.ac.uk. Available at: https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/politics/docs/sdlp/sdlp_2022-04-27_nia-man.pdf.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-05-04): Foyle is a key test in the 2022 election for all three parties that hold Assembly seats in the constituency. [...] Read more:Full coverage of the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election [...] - Sinéad McLauglin (SDLP)
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-06-26): SDLP manifesto: Key policies analysed - Published The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) has launched its 2024 election manifesto. [...] But the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election was bruising for the SDLP as it lost four seats to finish with eight, meaning it had to go into opposition at Stormont.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-04-28): NI election 2022: SDLP hoping history repeats itself - Published [...] Mr Eastwood says there are parallels with Mr Hendron's victory in 1992 and the assembly fight in 2022. [...] NOTIFICATIONS: Sign up for Northern Ireland election alerts - Published14 April 2022 - Published4 May 2022 - Published8 April 2022
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-04-26): NI election 2022: SDLP pledges to ensure families are put first [...] He was speaking as the party launched its election manifesto in Dungannon, County Tyrone. [...] The 39-page manifesto includes a series of proposals on addressing the cost-of-living crisis, health, education and housing.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-04-25): NI election 2022: Sinn Féin calls for £230 cost-of-living payment [...] The party made the call as it launched its manifesto for the assembly election on 5 May . [...] The party is standing 34 candidates in the assembly election.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-09-25): 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on 5 May 2022. It elected 90 members to the Northern Ireland Assembly. It was the seventh assembly election since the establishment of the assembly in 1998. The election was held three months after the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed due to the resignation of the First Minister, Paul Givan of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), in protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol.[2] [...] External links [edit]2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election manifestos:
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-05-10): The organisation also published an article with a headline claiming the UK was "heading for the biggest overnight cut to the basic rate of social security since WWII". [...] So, their work actually calculated that this would be the biggest overnight cut to benefits since 1948, not 1945. [...] In September 2021, The Resolution Foundation carried out its own analysis of the impact of the £20 cut, which it described as "one of the largest ever benefit reductions overall" and "perhaps" also "the biggest to happen overnight".
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2020-06-29): 20But the manifesto failed to carry conviction. While individual policies were popular, the whole was not credible with the electorate. Too many believed that it was not deliverable. This was down in part to the successful denigration of the manifesto by the Conservatives and the other parties. But it was perhaps due most to the distrust of the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2022-09-09): Second, thanks to the fortitude and spirit of the British public, we guided the country through its greatest challenge since the Second World War. A pandemic is the kind of crisis that no Administration want to face, but which it is the Government’s solemn duty to tackle. We supported the NHS and the incredible doctors, nurses and carers who acted so valiantly to treat and care for the ill, and to whom I owe my own life. We built a huge testing regime, distributing more than 2 billion lateral flow tests across the UK, and at the peak delivering more than 7 million tests to households every 24 hours. We invested in antivirals, adding more powerful new drugs to our armoury than any of our neighbours. In the face of predictions of 12% unemployment, we deployed the furlough scheme, which supported the jobs of 11.7 million people through lockdown. [...] That is the fundamental difference between this Government and the Opposition: we believe that the best answer to poverty is not benefits—that is what they think—but the security, happiness and dignity that goes with a job. I am proud of what we have done throughout the last three years to champion working people: lifting the living wage, cutting tax for those on universal credit, and just in the last couple of weeks, the biggest tax cut in 10 years for the vast majority of people on lower incomes who pay national insurance contributions. [...] [Official Report, 15 June 2022, Vol. 716, c. 281.]
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-01-01): On February 24 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. The invasion caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II, with around 7.1 million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of the population displaced. It has also caused global food shortages.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-10-02): – in the House of Commons at 1:25 pm on 24 May 2022.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-09-17): Dr Aiken, Mr Allen, Mr Beattie, Mr Bradley, Mr Brett, Mr Brooks, Ms Brownlee, Mr K Buchanan, Mr Buckley, Ms Bunting, Mr Butler, Mr Chambers, Mr Clarke, Mr Crawford, Mrs Dodds, Mr Dunne, Mrs Erskine, Ms Forsythe, Mr Frew, Mr Givan, Mr Harvey, Mr Irwin, Mr Kingston, Mrs Little-Pengelly, Miss McIlveen, Mr Martin, Mr Nesbitt, Mr Robinson, Mr Stewart [...] In history, times of crisis and great upheaval have led to remarkable change. For example, the creation of a welfare state and the NHS after World War II brought about radical and previously unimaginable changes that remain crucial to our lives generations later. Now, we have a similar historic opportunity for change: the chance to develop a long-term strategy to address the climate challenge by balancing climate action with the environment and the economy to benefit everyone in society. I have said many times that, from every sector to every person, we each have a role to play. If anyone believes that we can address the climate emergency, improve the natural environment and advance the circular economy without huge effort, they are seriously mistaken.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2021-09-27): Mr Carroll: The decision by the Tories to reduce universal credit by £1,000 a year will have a devastating impact on people in my constituency of West Belfast and right across the North. Millions of people will be impacted by the cut, and, in the North, we know that 105,000 households will lose £20 a week with the uplift being abolished. Given that we have larger families here compared with other places in the UK, some 300,000 people, according to the Government's own figures, will be impacted by the cut. Why, therefore, are the Executive putting up such a meek front on the question? The cut will push people further into poverty, hardship and difficulty. The Executive should be screaming about that and should mount a wall of resistance against the Tories' plans to implement this drastic cut, which is the worst in decades.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-10-08): - The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) launches its election manifesto, which includes a "Marshall Plan" to address the backlog in Northern Ireland's health service, reforms to Stormont, and a repeal of the Troubles Legacy Act.[562] [...] - ^ "Sinn Féin election manifesto: Key policies analysed". BBC News. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024. [...] - ^ "SDLP manifesto: Key policies analysed". BBC News. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Claim: The SDLP manifesto for the 2022 Assembly election claims: “The £20 Universal Credit cut marked the largest overnight welfare cut since World War II.” (SDLP, 2022-04-26)
Evidence (2024-10-09): - Changes to the welfare system require people on Universal Credit to work 18 hours a week, with those on less than 16 hours a week required to look for more work.[426]
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2021-05-17): to address the unique circumstances on the island of Ireland; to maintain the necessary conditions for continued North-South cooperation; to avoid a hard border [on the island of Ireland]; and to protect the 1998 Agreement in all its dimensions.
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2022-04-14): In 2024, the assembly will vote on whether to keep elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol - the part of the Brexit deal that creates a trade border in the Irish Sea in order to prevent a hardening of the Irish land border. [...] Unionist parties strongly oppose the protocol as they say it has undermined Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom. Nationalist parties, along with the Alliance Party and Green Party, broadly support the protocol and have indicated they would vote to keep it.
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2022-01-01): There are 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly, or MLAs, with five elected from each of Northern Ireland's 18 gconstituencies. The Northern Ireland Assembly meets in Parliament Buildings, Belfast. The Executive or government for Northern Ireland, meets nearby in Stormont Castle and is made up of government ministers from different parties. [...] The Northern Ireland Assembly has three main roles, a legislative role, a scrutiny role and a representation role. [...] MLAs also question Ministers in the Chamber and in writing. MLAs debate issues which concern the people of Northern Ireland and draw the Ministers attention to these issues and call for action.
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Northern Ireland Assembly TV Read the featured news from the Northern Ireland Assembly. [...] The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland. It is responsible for making laws on transferred matters in Northern Ireland and for scrutinising the work of Ministers and Government Departments.
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2023-02-17): The Northern Ireland Protocol has been at the heart of UK politics for the past few years. [...] What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? [...] The Assembly can vote on whether to continue with the protocol in 2024, but would require cross-community support to extend the deal by eight years.
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2022-11-18): When voters go to the polls this week in Northern Ireland to elect a new government, it could mark a watershed moment for the region. Sinn Féin is set to become the largest party in the region’s assembly according to polls — putting Northern Ireland one step closer to breaking away from the United Kingdom and uniting with the Republic of Ireland. But don’t expect most voters to be talking about Irish unity.
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2023-02-28): Having barely entered into force, the protocol has been held responsible for supply difficulties in Northern Ireland and has also given rise to tensions between the European Union and London. After the launch of a unilateral review of Northern Ireland's post-Brexit status, the European Commission initiated a series of proceedings against London. The protocol has mostly become an internal problem for the government of Rishi Sunak, who faces opposition from Brexit hardliners and the unionists of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), who are fiercely opposed to any questioning of Northern Ireland's membership in the UK. [...] The retention of certain European laws and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland was one of the main sticking points of the protocol for the unionists. The Windsor Framework provides for the creation of a "brake" available to the Northern Ireland Assembly. If 30 MPs from different parties object to the implementation of a new European law on goods in the province, they will be able to call a vote to block it, modeled on a provision that already exists in the 1998 peace agreement.
Claim: If 45 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly vote to revoke the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the Protocol goes. (Christopher Stalford, 2021-05-17)
Evidence (2024-09-25): - ^ Blevins, David (9 September 2021). "DUP threatens to trigger snap election 'within weeks' if Northern Ireland Protocol remains". Sky News. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021. [...] - ^ "No 10 could tear up NI Protocol to 'save peace'". Belfast Telegraph. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022. - ^ McCambridge, Jonathan (30 April 2022). "No return of Stormont until NI Protocol is scrapped, rally told". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2022.