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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.

17 January 2022

Did the French PM really ask for the EU to ‘punish’ the UK over Brexit?

Claims the French PM wrote to the EU President asking the EU to punish the UK for Brexit have been controversial. We look at what his letter actually said.

2 November 2021

Morrisons chicken sparks backlash

A picture of a chicken from Morrisons has gone viral for packaging stating the salt and pepper used are “non-EU”. Morrisons says this is to comply with legal requirements, not to “make a geopolitical

3 March 2020

No, the Treasury doesn’t expect the economy to shrink if we sign a Canada-style deal with the EU

The Treasury estimates that Brexit will cause GDP to grow more slowly than if we hadn’t left the EU, but not to shrink.

28 February 2020

When arriving to an EU airport, which queue do I now use at passport control?

Continue to use the EU/EEA/Switzerland queue at European airports until the end of 2020.

21 February 2020

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.

30 January 2020

Brexit: What will change after 31 January?

The main thing you need to know about what will change after Brexit day is that most things will stay the same—for eleven months, at least.

21 October 2019

Think tank did not say GDP per capita will fall by 7% under Boris Johnson’s deal

The Mirror incorrectly wrote that experts say UK GDP is expected to fall under the new Brexit deal.

29 October 2019

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.

18 October 2019

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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What Brexit means

Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps

Did the French PM really ask for the EU to ‘punish’ the UK over Brexit?

Morrisons chicken sparks backlash

No, the Treasury doesn’t expect the economy to shrink if we sign a Canada-style deal with the EU

When arriving to an EU airport, which queue do I now use at passport control?

You can have freedom of movement outside the EU if you’re in the single market

Brexit: What will change after 31 January?

Think tank did not say GDP per capita will fall by 7% under Boris Johnson’s deal

Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal: four key questions answered

We fact checked this viral image on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

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