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18 July 2022

Rishi Sunak pledge to review ‘2,400’ remaining EU laws doesn’t tell the full story

The government’s own figures show that hundreds of EU laws have already been amended, repealed or replaced.

Rishi Sunak pledge to review ‘2,400’ remaining EU laws doesn’t tell the full story

14 July 2022

Poll saying 5% of Northern Ireland trusts UK government is about protocol specifically

A poll said 5% of people in Northern Ireland trusted the UK government to manage the interests of Northern Ireland with respect to the protocol.

Poll saying 5% of Northern Ireland trusts UK government is about protocol specifically

6 July 2022

Boris Johnson repeats false claim about Keir Starmer voting 48 times to ‘take us back’ into the EU

The Prime Minister has made the same incorrect claim several times before.

Boris Johnson repeats false claim about Keir Starmer voting 48 times to ‘take us back’ into the EU

17 June 2022

The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK

Claims that the EU forced the UK to adopt the metric system and made the use of imperial measures illegal are not entirely true.

The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK

15 June 2022

Decision to stop Rwanda flight nothing to do with EU

The European Court of Human Rights is a totally separate institution from the EU.

Decision to stop Rwanda flight nothing to do with EU

1 June 2022

EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses

The law is more complicated than recent headlines have made it seem.

EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses

29 March 2022

Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps

Labour MP Chris Bryant also claimed that VAT exemption on solar panels already happens in the EU. This isn’t quite true.

Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps

29 March 2022

Facebook video shows actors making a TV series in 2020—not staging the war in Ukraine

The clip was first shared by a producer of the series in December 2020.

Facebook video shows actors making a TV series in 2020—not staging the war in Ukraine

9 March 2022

Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said it has sanctioned Russian bank assets worth more than those sanctioned by the US or EU—but hasn’t explained how it reached its figures.

Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims

25 February 2022

BBC Breakfast uses old footage of Russian parade rehearsal to show invasion of Ukraine

The clip of military planes is one of a number of misleading videos which have circulated online following the invasion.

BBC Breakfast uses old footage of Russian parade rehearsal to show invasion of Ukraine

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Rishi Sunak pledge to review ‘2,400’ remaining EU laws doesn’t tell the full story

Poll saying 5% of Northern Ireland trusts UK government is about protocol specifically

Boris Johnson repeats false claim about Keir Starmer voting 48 times to ‘take us back’ into the EU

The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK

Decision to stop Rwanda flight nothing to do with EU

EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses

Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps

Facebook video shows actors making a TV series in 2020—not staging the war in Ukraine

Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims

BBC Breakfast uses old footage of Russian parade rehearsal to show invasion of Ukraine

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