Most non-UK citizens can’t donate to UK political parties
UK political parties can only accept donations from “permissible donors”. Individuals must be on the electoral register to donate. Read
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The UK is one of the three largest economies in the EU
The UK is the EU’s second largest economy after Germany, or third after Germany and France, depending on the measure of GDP you look at. Read
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Our Brexit divorce bill will probably be paid off by 2064
The OBR has estimated that the Brexit “divorce” bill will come to £37 billion and will be paid off by 2064. Read
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Fewer votes in parliament: Aye or no?
There have been fewer votes in Parliament since the 2017 election than the same period after each election since 1997. Read
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Europe
Mobile roaming fees could be back after Brexit
After Brexit, the UK will no longer be subject to EU laws which prohibit mobile roaming fees within the EU. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
11% of UK engineers are women
There are an estimated 48,000 women working in engineering professions compared to 400,000 men. Read
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32,000 people work in the British steel industry
32,000 people worked in steel in 2016. More than half of these jobs are in Wales, and Yorkshire and Humber. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We looked at claims on: house building, the social housing sector, the steel industry and women in engineering. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
There are 1.1 million more homes in England since 2010
217,000 homes were added to the overall housing stock in England in 2016/17, the second highest amount in the last 26 years. Read
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Social housing stock has fallen over the last 30 years
The proportion of people living in social housing halved between the early 1980s and early 2010s, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Read
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