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1 December 2017

Trade with America: are we getting a good deal?

The UK runs a trade surplus with the USA and a deficit with the EU.

Trade with America: are we getting a good deal?

17 November 2017

Is the EU becoming less important to the world economy?

Although the EU’s GDP is growing, it is at a slower rate than the rest of the world’s.

Is the EU becoming less important to the world economy?

27 October 2017

Will getting rid of EU tariffs help the worst off?

Higher tariffs make what we buy from other countries more expensive.

Will getting rid of EU tariffs help the worst off?

15 August 2017

Could there be a new temporary customs union after Brexit?

The Department for Exiting the EU has today set out the government’s hopes for the UK’s future customs arrangements.

Could there be a new temporary customs union after Brexit?

26 July 2017

Does the EU say it's safe to eat chicken rinsed in chlorine?

The EU's food standards arm says there are "no safety concerns" with the process of washing chicken with chlorine, but has raised other concerns about hygiene.

Does the EU say it's safe to eat chicken rinsed in chlorine?

24 July 2017

Can you be in the single market without being an EU member?

It’s technically possible for a non-EU member to be in the single market. But this arrangement means accepting rules set by the EU.

Can you be in the single market without being an EU member?

18 July 2017

Could leaving the European nuclear club put cancer patients at risk?

We don't fully know how leaving Euratom - the European common market in nuclear materials - will affect our access to them.

Could leaving the European nuclear club put cancer patients at risk?

2 June 2017

Trade with the Commonwealth

UK exports to the other 50 or so Commonwealth nations were 9% of the total in 2015.

27 April 2017

An introduction to the World Trade Organisation

The World Trade Organisation, or WTO, comes up again and again in the Brexit debate. Here’s our quick, expert guide to what it does.

An introduction to the World Trade Organisation

17 March 2017

The UK’s trade deficit with the EU

What’s the UK trade deficit with the rest of the EU - and what might that mean for our negotiating position?

Trade

Trade with America: are we getting a good deal?

Is the EU becoming less important to the world economy?

Will getting rid of EU tariffs help the worst off?

Could there be a new temporary customs union after Brexit?

Does the EU say it's safe to eat chicken rinsed in chlorine?

Can you be in the single market without being an EU member?

Could leaving the European nuclear club put cancer patients at risk?

Trade with the Commonwealth

An introduction to the World Trade Organisation

The UK’s trade deficit with the EU

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