Brexit
Fact checks looking at the impact and reported impact of brexit on the UK economy
BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 20 September 2018 came from the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. Topics covered included the Chequers deal, rail nationalisation, Islamophobia, and party conferences.
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on September 13, 2018 came from the Oxfordshire town of Banbury. Topics covered included the Salisbury poisoning, Brexit, zero hours contracts, and prisons.
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Irish border: how much trade?
We look at the volume of trade across the Irish border.
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Beer mat Brexit: do the facts stack up?
The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has recently distributed beer mats in its pubs making a number of claims about the EU.
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This viral image showing the cost of different Brexit deals is wrong in a lot of ways
The government modelled the impact of different post-Brexit trade deals on the economy. They expect slower growth under each model, but the exact details remain unclear.
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Is the UK going to become the EU’s tax collector?
The UK government has put forward proposals for a “facilitated customs arrangement” to replace the relationship we have with the EU through the customs union. We took a look at …
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The UK is one of the biggest contributors to the EU budget
The UK has been the third or fourth largest contributing country to the EU budget in recent years, and of the 28 member states is one of 10 to contribute …
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Post-Brexit trade deals: the Norway and Canada options explained
We look at possible models for a UK-EU free trade deal after Brexit, based on Norway and Canada’s deals. It covers tariffs, customs checks, trade with the rest of the …
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Does the ‘Brexit dividend’ exist?
There is no guaranteed extra money – or ‘Brexit dividend’ – as a result of the UK ceasing its contributions to the EU budget after leaving.
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Are families £900 worse off since Brexit?
Mark Carney said real household incomes are about £900 lower than they were forecast to be just before the referendum, partly down to Brexit. The exact figures behind this calculation …
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