Europe
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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Europe
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
Health
EU nationals make up a similar percentage of the NHS workforce in England now as they did in 2016. Read
Europe
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
Europe
We can’t know for sure, but £15 billion a year seems a reasonable estimate for now. Read
Europe
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
Europe
Campaigners weren’t explicit about what Brexit would mean for the customs union before the referendum. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Over the past eight years the UK’s employment growth has ranked 12th out of 28 EU countries. Our employment rate was fourth highest in the EU in the first three months of 2018. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK is about average among similar high-income countries when it comes to income inequality. Read
Europe
There is some evidence that public opinion has swung towards a referendum on the final Brexit deal, but the evidence is not consistent. Read
Europe
The EU has schemes in place with the majority of African countries that mean that they can import almost all of their goods into the EU tariff-free. Read