Claim: The British "Deep state" rigged the UK election against the Reform UK party.
Fact-check: Pipped at the post, but UK election results weren't 'rigged'
Verdict: false. the uk's first-past-the-post voting system means party candidates must win their constituencies to gain seats in the house of commons, regardless of the overall party vote.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Nik Dirga
Date published: 2024-07-16T00:00:00