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Brexit department makes misleading claim on Brexit options
DExEU incorrectly claimed that the single market doesn’t cover services. Read
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What Brexit means
Fact checks about the reported impacts of Brexit including imports, holidays, passports and the single market
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You can’t have an “implementation period” after Brexit without a deal
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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Emmanuel Macron hasn’t said the UK must join the Euro if it wants to remain in the EU
A Facebook post has fabricated a quote from Emmanuel Macron about the conditions for the UK if it wants to remain in the EU. Read
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Brexit: What’s a “Germany plus” deal?
A viral post stating the “benefits” of remaining in the EU is largely accurate—but most “benefits” would also be achieved by leaving the EU Read
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Mark Carney didn’t say Brexit could usher in “a golden age of trade”
Bank of England governor Mark Carney said Brexit is the first test of the new global order, not that it could usher in a golden age of trade. Read
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Could there be an “implementation period” after a no deal Brexit?
There could in theory be a short “standstill” transition period after a no deal Brexit, but this isn’t the same as the two year “implementation period” set out in the withdrawal agreement Read
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Does Labour's Brexit policy mean no Irish backstop?
Labour’s proposals may avoid a hard border in Ireland, but it seems extremely unlikely that the EU would accept those proposals alongside everything else Labour wants from Brexit. Read
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Brexit withdrawal deal and future trade deal—what’s the difference?
The Brexit withdrawal agreement outlines how we’ll leave the EU. The future trade agreement will outline how we trade with the EU after that. Read
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Does the Brexit withdrawal agreement mean Northern Irish separation?
If the EU and UK don’t agree to extend the transition period or strike a new trade deal the backstop kicks in, under which Northern Ireland is treated differently to the rest of the UK. Read
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What is Labour’s policy on the customs union and single market?
Labour wants to be outside the customs union and single market after Brexit, but with similar levels of access as to now. The EU would almost certainly reject this without significant re-negotiation. Read
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