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Conservative Manifesto: Leaving the single market
We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch. 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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Public support for a "hard Brexit"
For the most part Remain and Leave voters do not have diametrically opposed views of what Brexit should entail, according to polling experts at NatCen. Read
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The Conservative manifesto on the single market
The 2015 Conservative manifesto did commit the party to the single market. The government’s EU referendum leaflet didn’t say explicitly that leaving the EU would mean leaving the single market. Read
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How much will the UK have to pay the EU once Brexit is negotiated?
Experts and a number of media reports have suggested that the final bill to the EU once Brexit is negotiated could be anywhere between €20 and €60 billion or around £50 billion. Read
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EU customs union and the Irish border
Neither the British or Irish governments want customs checks on the Northern Irish border. But that’s not sufficient to guarantee it won’t happen. Read
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Will leaving the EU customs union mean border checks?
It seems reasonable to describe leaving a customs union as setting up a border. Read
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The EU's other trade agreements
The EU has 48 trade agreements with other countries, which go beyond World Trade Organisation rules. Read
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Two big questions about leaving the EU
Two of the major issues that the government must decide after the EU referendum result are the timing of Brexit, and single market membership. Read
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Can the UK change its mind about leaving the EU?
It's not clear whether or not the UK can halt the process of leaving the EU midway through. This has implications for suggestions of a second vote. Read
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Norway's EU payments
The cost of EU membership was a major issue during the referendum. Now that we've voted to leave, joining Norway in the EEA is one option. That costs, too. Read
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