Fact checks on the key issues debated and reported during the UK's negotiations to leave the european union
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There was a heated discussion during the Conservative leadership debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt about GATT 24. No matter how many times the claim is repeated, the facts remain the same. 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
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We round up five of the most commonly repeated points about how to get a Brexit deal over the line that we’ve covered before. Read
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Tom Watson MP found in a poll that 84% of Labour members back a vote by members to decide the party’s future Brexit policy. But there are a number of flaws with the poll which make the results effecti 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
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Some polls indicate no deal is the most preferred Brexit outcome but others don’t. The results are heavily influenced by methodology. Read
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A number of government ministers have said they are ready for no deal. The government is not completely prepared in a number of areas, and in other areas there is not enough evidence to know. Read
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Seven EU countries produce more steel than the UK, including Germany, Italy and France. The UK is responsible for 4% of the EU’s steel production. Read
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If Theresa May were to drop her deal and leave the EU now, we wouldn’t get an implementation period. Read
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Article 24 of the WTO’s GATT allows countries negotiating a free-trade area or customs union to have an "interim" agreement in place if they have a “plan and schedule” agreed for concluding a deal. Read
