Brexit: The big events

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

29 September 2015

Jeremy Corbyn's conference speech, factchecked

Jeremy Corbyn has given his first speech to the Labour party conference as leader. We've taken a look at some of his claims.

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Jeremy Corbyn's conference speech, factchecked
10 June 2015

Did Labour vote to stop 16 and 17 year olds voting in the EU referendum?

With the passing of yesterday's House of Commons vote on the EU Referendum Bill, there's already been disagreement over Labour's position on the proposals.

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Did Labour vote to stop 16 and 17 year olds voting in the EU referendum?
3 May 2015

Manifesto report: Europe

In this section Manifesto clash: EU referendums Introduction Our European Union membership is a divisive topic; it was when we entered in 1973, and has remained the case ever since …

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30 April 2015

Key claims from the UKIP manifesto launch

UKIP pitched up in Thurrock today, where Nigel Farage and Suzanne Evans delivered speeches launching the party's general election manifesto. We've looked at some of the headline claims on Europe, …

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30 April 2015

Clash of the manifestos: EU referendums

"[We] passed a law to guarantee a referendum before Britain passes any more powers to the EU [and will ensure that] any referendum triggered by the EU Act is on …

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20 April 2015

UKIP and Brexit: what does the manifesto say?

Now that the EU referendum has been set for June 23rd, we will be bringing you new factchecks and explainers on topics ranging from immigration to trade. We will also …

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9 April 2015

Past leader, past claims: Blair's speech on the EU

Earlier this week, Tony Blair gave a speech that laid out his arguments against a referendum on Britain leaving the European Union. Mr Blair claimed that businesses "came to the …

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28 November 2014

Following up our answers on the Jeremy Vine show

Here are the full facts and figures answering the questions put to Joe and Will on BBC Radio 2 today.

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Following up our answers on the Jeremy Vine show
3 April 2014

EU debate: what do Switzerland and Norway tell us about life outside the EU?

Norway and Switzerland were cited as examples Britain could follow if we were to leave the EU. But what influence does Brussels have over Bern and Oslo?

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2 April 2014

Clegg v Farage: round two

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere

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