BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 16 November came from the Welsh harbour town of Milford Haven, and was entirely dominated by Brexit and the draft withdrawal agreement. Read
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Europe
Does the Brexit withdrawal agreement mean Northern Irish separation?
If the EU and UK don’t agree to extend the transition period or strike a new trade deal the backstop kicks in, under which Northern Ireland is treated differently to the rest of the UK. Read
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Parliamentary expenses: is this meme about Theresa May correct?
The figures quoted in the meme are mostly correct, though they date from the late 2000s when Mrs May was an opposition MP. Read
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Are the UK’s armed forces recruiting enough people?
The full-time trained size of the armed forces is around 136,000. That’s 9,000 below the target. Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 8 November came from Dulwich, London. Topics covered included whether stop and search and knife crime, Brexit deals, and if burning a model of Grenfell Tower should be a crime. Read
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Health
Is a young person diagnosed with an STI in England every four minutes?
There were 144,000 diagnoses of the STIs chlamydia and gonorrhoea in young people in England last year. Read
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Health
Are there 3.5 million vegans in the UK?
There are almost certainly not 3.5 million vegans in the UK. Half a million is a better estimate, although that’s from 2016 research. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much does the government subsidise the railways by?
The average rail ticket is 20% more expensive than it was in 1995, and government subsidies for the railways have also increased. Read
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Europe
Would extending the Brexit transition period cost £15 billion?
We can’t know for sure, but £15 billion a year seems a reasonable estimate for now. Read
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