This viral post about the costs of Brexit gets a lot of things wrong
A viral post about the “costs” of Brexit misrepresents a number of economic analyses. Read
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Europe
We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
What does proroguing parliament mean?
We explain what it means to prorogue parliament, why it’s controversial, and how it could affect Brexit. Read
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Europe
Does a no deal Brexit mean no divorce bill?
It’s highly uncertain whether or not the UK would have to pay the divorce bill, if it left the EU with no deal. Read
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Europe
The EU doesn’t have a 30% tariff on African cocoa imports
The vast majority of African countries can export cocoa to the EU tariff-free. Read
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Europe
Did “our boys” change the handball rule?
Ian Holloway was wrong to suggest that non-British organisations had changed the VAR and handball rules against the will of British football organisations. Read
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Europe
The government has not just “set in stone” the repeal of the European Communities Act
The government has put into force part of the EU Withdrawal Act, which will repeal the European Communities Act on Brexit day. But parliament still has the means to stop this if it wishes. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
£4 billion Brexit stockpiling claim based on flawed survey
A survey claiming that Britons have spent £4 billion on Brexit stockpiling likely over-counted the amount being stockpiled. Read
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It's not correct that 98% of world trade is done via the WTO
98% of global trade is done by members of the WTO, but most of this trade is done via trade agreements, not WTO rules. Read
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Europe
MP tweets inaccurate quote from quotes website
The text has been circulating online for some time attributed to Monnet, but he doesn’t seem to have said it. Read
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Europe
The Telegraph’s poll figures on suspending parliament are misleading
The Telegraph claimed a majority of people support the suspension of parliament. The figure was in fact 44%. There are other problems with this poll. Read
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