Brexit negotiations
Fact checks on the key issues debated and reported during the UK's negotiations to leave the european union
You can have freedom of movement outside the EU if you’re in the single market
Norway and some other countries follow the free movement rules of the single market without being EU members.
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What do we have to pay to the EU for Brexit?
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what …
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No indication that the European Court of Justice would be the arbiter of all disputes in a future UK-EU trade agreement
The UK and EU’s mutually agreed intention is that the EU courts would only be the ultimate arbiter of disputes which relate to the interpretation of EU law.
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Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal: four key questions answered
Following the publication of the revised agreement between Boris Johnson's government and the European Union, we look at four key questions about the deal.
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We fact checked this viral image on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
Some of the claims aren’t quite correct and need some context.
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Could we still have a “no deal” Brexit in 2020 at the end of the transition?
A "no deal" remains a possibility at the end of 2020 even if the withdrawal agreement passes, but this is a different type of “no deal” to the one that’s …
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Does the new withdrawal agreement create a border in the Irish Sea?
Checks would have to take place on goods crossing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
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It’s not true to say a Brexit extension would cost £1 billion
You can say your plan is to leave with a deal, or you can say an extension will cost £1 billion a month, but you can't say both.
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GATT 24: new argument, same old problems
A new claim about GATT 24 runs into an old problem: the EU probably won’t agree to it, and it doesn’t explain that it would mean significant barriers to trade …
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Would an extension to Brexit cost £1 billion a month?
This only works if you’re comparing an extension to a no deal exit where the UK doesn’t pay the divorce bill.
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