Brexit: The big events

Fact checks around the big events and issues during the Brexit referendum and departure negotiations

1 December 2016

Brexit in the Supreme Court: the arguments

The Supreme Court will decide whether the government has the power to trigger Brexit without an Act of Parliament. These are the competing legal arguments the justices will hear.

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Brexit in the Supreme Court: the arguments
4 November 2016

What does the High Court’s Article 50 ruling mean for Brexit?

The judgment on 3 November means that the government can’t leave the EU without parliament passing a law allowing Article 50 to be used.

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What does the High Court’s Article 50 ruling mean for Brexit?
2 November 2016

Judges to rule on Brexit tomorrow

Joshua Rozenberg's analysis of the prospects for the Article 50 legal challenge that will be decided by the High Court tomorrow.

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Judges to rule on Brexit tomorrow
23 June 2016

Is it safe to vote with a pencil?

Voters can bring a pen to the polling station, but there are also laws ensuring that ballot papers aren't tampered with before the count is complete.

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Is it safe to vote with a pencil?
23 May 2016

Vote Leave and Stronger In "facts" leaflets

Vote Leave and Stronger In have sent leaflets claiming to tell their readers "the facts".

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Vote Leave and Stronger In "facts" leaflets
8 May 2016

The government's EU leaflet: introduction

We’ve combed through the government's 16-page EU referendum booklet and factchecked the claims they make in their argument about why they think we should vote to remain.

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The government's EU leaflet: introduction
19 April 2016

Michael Gove's Today programme speech, factchecked

The Justice Secretary has been making the case for leaving the EU today. Here's what we made of some of his claims.

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Michael Gove's Today programme speech, factchecked
7 April 2016

Who’s getting taxpayers’ money in the EU referendum?

Official campaigns will get some public money for the EU referendum in direct grants and via publicly funded benefits.

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Who’s getting taxpayers’ money in the EU referendum?
22 February 2016

Explaining the EU deal: an introduction

The Prime Minister's EU renegotiation deal has been announced. Here's what impartial EU experts think of it.

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Explaining the EU deal: an introduction
7 October 2015

David Cameron's conference speech, factchecked

David Cameron has given his first speech to the Conservative party conference as PM of a Conservative majority. We've taken a look at some of his claims.

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David Cameron's conference speech, factchecked

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