Economy, Business & Finance
Are British businesses struggling with recruitment?
52% of businesses surveyed by Lloyd’s Bank in June were struggling to recruit skilled labour. Read
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Brexit
Fact checks looking at the impact and reported impact of brexit on the UK economy
Economy, Business & Finance
10,000 finance jobs lost since Brexit?
There is no evidence we’ve seen showing that 10,000 jobs have already been lost in financial services following the EU referendum. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The food and drinks industry after the EU referendum
Has the food and drinks industry said they face significant disruption and economic damage in EU nationals continue to leave the UK? Read
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Europe
Liberal Democrat Manifesto: Brexit
The value of the pound has fallen considerably since the Brexit vote, most sharply on the day of the result Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit: is the UK economy growing or slowing?
GDP growth was higher than expected in the second half of 2016. It slowed in the first three months of this year. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Trade with the Commonwealth
UK exports to the other 50 or so Commonwealth nations were 9% of the total in 2015. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
UKIP Manifesto: EU budget contributions
We've factchecked claims from UKIP's 2017 election manifesto. Read
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Europe
The EU "divorce bill"
The latest estimate for the size of the UK’s ‘divorce bill’ with the EU is £33 billion. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Will a hard Brexit cost £100 billion?
The most recent figures can’t tell us how much of an impact Brexit has had on the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast for public sector debt. Read
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Europe
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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