Fact checks on the key issues debated and reported during the UK's negotiations to leave the european union
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Norway and some other countries follow the free movement rules of the single market without being EU members. Read
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what happens on polling day. Read
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The UK and EU’s mutually agreed intention is that the EU courts would only be the ultimate arbiter of disputes which relate to the interpretation of EU law. Read
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You can say your plan is to leave with a deal, or you can say an extension will cost £1 billion a month, but you can't say both. Read
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A new claim about GATT 24 runs into an old problem: the EU probably won’t agree to it, and it doesn’t explain that it would mean significant barriers to trade with the EU. Read
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This only works if you’re comparing an extension to a no deal exit where the UK doesn’t pay the divorce bill. Read
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Parliament has the power to reject an extension date suggested by the EU. Read
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It’s highly uncertain whether or not the UK would have to pay the divorce bill, if it left the EU with no deal. Read
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The withdrawal agreement only sets the immediate terms of the UK’s exit from the EU. The future trading relationship would need to be negotiated once the UK has left. 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
