Lucy Gilder

London

Journalist, Home and Social Affairs at BBC

Journalist covering home and social affairs @BBCNews Verify team | @JSchofieldTrust Fellow 2024 | Views my own.

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Articles

What are the government's plans and the challenges?

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Chu |Tom Edgington |Rob England |Lucy Gilder

What are the challenges facing the government's immigration plan? Ben Chu, Tom Edgington, Rob England and Lucy GilderBBCWhen it comes to reducing UK immigration, there have been plenty of promises and targets from successive governments over the last 15 years, but the numbers remain high. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now pledging to "take back control of our borders", promising tighter rules to bring down the numbers "significantly".
Fact-checking Trump's 100 days speech

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jake Horton |Lucy Gilder

Border crossings, egg prices and jobs - Trump's 100 days speech fact-checkedJake Horton & Lucy GilderGetty ImagesPresident Trump used a rally in Michigan to mark what he claimed had been "the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country, according to many, many people". He highlighted his efforts to tackle illegal immigration, to bring back jobs to the US and end what he called "the inflation nightmare".
Border crossings, egg prices and jobs - Trump's 100 days speech fact-checked

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jake Horton |Lucy Gilder

1 day agoTrump has focused on stopping immigration during his first 100 days. Border crossings are way down, but that makes deportations trickier. Randy and Carol Eiland are relieved they're no longer coming across migrants while horseback-riding near their New Mexico home. In New York, Ildayra Varona …
How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending?

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Gilder |Jake Horton

How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending? Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton and the Data Science teamBBCElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) - set up to cut US government spending - claims to have saved, on average, more than $10bn a week since President Trump entered office. "We're talking about almost $200bn and rising fast," Trump told the BBC when talking about Mr Musk's cost-cutting drive on 23 April.
How much vital UK infrastructure does China own?

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ben Chu |Lucy Gilder

Ben Chu & Lucy GilderBBC VerifyThe fate of the Scunthorpe steel works has shone a fresh spotlight on Chinese investment in the UK economy with critics raising questions over potential security risks. The British Steel plant had been owned by China's Jingye Steel. But the UK government has now taken control of the Scunthorpe site, amid claims the Chinese owners were planning to permanently decommission its two blast furnaces and use its rolling mills to process imported Chinese-made metal instead.
Is the US making $2bn from tariffs

1 month ago | bbc.com | Gerry Georgieva |Tom Edgington |Lucy Gilder

Gerry Georgieva, Tom Edgington, Lucy GilderBBC VerifyPresident Trump has been justifying his sweeping tariffs with a series of claims about how the US is the victim of "unfair trade". He has imposed tariffs - or import taxes - on countries around the world, including a 104% rate on goods imported from China. In response, China is hiking its tariffs on American imports. Some of Trump's claims on trade are unsubstantiated or even false. BBC Verify has been taking a closer look.
Is the US making $2bn a day from tariffs? Trump claims fact-checked

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Gerry Georgieva |Tom Edgington |Lucy Gilder

6 hours agoBringing manufacturing back to the USA is an ideological cornerstone of Donald Trump's economic policy. It's aimed not just at pushing foreign firms to invest in America, but at forcing US companies to onshore their own production lines. Squarely in the firing line is one of the country's largest …
Has the government really 'returned' 24,000 people?

2 months ago | bbc.com | Tom Edgington |Lucy Gilder |Rob England

Has the government really 'returned' 24,000 people? Tom Edgington, Lucy Gilder & Rob EnglandPA MediaSir Keir Starmer has highlighted his government efforts to tackle illegal immigration, saying: "We've returned more than 24,000 people who have no right to be here." He was speaking at an international summit in London aimed at tackling people-smuggling gangs.
Were Biden's pardons signed with autopen?

2 months ago | bbc.com | Lucy Gilder

No evidence for Trump claim about 'void' Biden pardons and autopenWhite HousePresident Trump has said "many" pardons issued by Joe Biden are void because the former president signed them with "autopen" - a device which reproduces a person's signature - rather than by hand. Trump did not provide evidence for his claim - which was posted on Truth Social. BBC Verify has found several instances of Biden signing pardons by hand rather than by autopen.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech to Congress

Mar 5, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Lucy Gilder |Jake Horton |Ben Chu

Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton & Ben ChuBBC VerfiyIn his address to Congress, which ran for more than an hour and a half, President Donald Trump made a series of claims about the state of the US under his predecessor Joe Biden and the achievements of his first weeks in office. He returned to key campaign themes including illegal immigration, rising prices and what he called “appalling waste” in government spending. BBC Verify has looked into the facts behind some of his key claims.