What Brexit means

Fact checks about the reported impacts of Brexit including imports, holidays, passports and the single market

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.

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Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps
3 November 2021

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.

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

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Morrisons chicken sparks backlash
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.

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

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

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

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Brexit: What will change after 31 January?
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.

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Think tank did not say GDP per capita will fall by 7% under Boris Johnson’s deal
18 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.

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Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal: four key questions answered
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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We fact checked this viral image on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

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