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It is true that tens of thousands of NHS staff are from other EU countries, and that other EU nursing numbers have noticeably dropped. Read
The EU requires most member states to commit to adopting the euro at some point, but in practice it’s unclear whether member states would or could be forced to do so. Read
Councillor Maria Gatland was a member of the provisional IRA in the 1970s. Read
At the moment, the immigration health surcharge is £400 for non-EEA immigrants to the UK, but their tax payments also contribute to the running of things like the NHS. Read
Labour’s claim is also partially based on data which is a decade old. Read
Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Jeremy Corbyn were both attendees of theLabour MP’s funeral in 2014. Read
83.6% of patients attending A&E departments in England were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. That’s the lowest level on record, going back to 2010. Read
It’s not credible to put a specific number of the effect of a policy when no one knows exactly what the policy is. Read
That data shows Scottish youth unemployment has fallen. But official data shows it has increased in Scotland over the last year. Read
Figures from the Environment Agency that could have helped shed light seem to have been taken offline. Read
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