Fact checker (former)
We should be wary of directly translating the EU election results into a poll on public support for leave or remain. Read
Europe
A third of votes at the 2019 EU parliamentary elections were cast for parties that support a no deal Brexit. But turnout was relatively low compared to other types of public vote. Read
The EU is not rolling out its own police force in the UK as part of its PESCO strategy. Read
The government has already spent money preparing for it, and it may reduce economic performance in the long term. Read
More people voted to leave the EU in 2016 than have voted for any other single electoral option in British political history. But that’s not the only way to define “largest democratic vote”. Read
As of 2018, the most common retirement age for men and women in the EU was 65. In some countries, women can retire as early as 60. Read
The next EU budget is being planned to exclude the UK, and we also don’t know for sure what would happen to the UK’s rebate if it stayed in the EU. Read
Europe
The UK cannot be forced to join the euro if it remains a member of the EU. The EU could apply political pressure on the UK to do so, but this is highly unlikely in the current political context. Read
Education
You can’t properly compare the level of good or outstanding schools in 2018 with 2010, because of changes to school inspection practices. Read
Europe
More people voted in the 1992 general election than the 2016 EU referendum, but no single option has received more votes than the vote to leave. Read
