Fact checks about the reported impacts of Brexit including imports, holidays, passports and the single market
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour MP Chris Bryant also claimed that VAT exemption on solar panels already happens in the EU. This isn’t quite true. Read
Europe
Claims the French PM wrote to the EU President asking the EU to punish the UK for Brexit have been controversial. We look at what his letter actually said. Read
Europe
The Treasury estimates that Brexit will cause GDP to grow more slowly than if we hadn’t left the EU, but not to shrink. Read
Europe
Norway and some other countries follow the free movement rules of the single market without being EU members. Read
Europe
Government analysis estimated GDP and wages will be lower following Brexit than if the UK remained in the EU. It’s wrong to say the analysis says GDP and wages will fall, as Chuka Umunna claimed. Read
Europe
It’s incorrect to say we can only export lamb to Japan because of the EU-Japan trade deal. It’s because Japan lifted a ban on lamb imports from the UK. Read
If the UK stays in the EU, it wouldn’t be forced into participating in an EU army. The UK has a veto on military policy. 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
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
Europe
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
