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This claim about the £2,000 cost of a hard Brexit comes from a typo
A consultancy estimated a “hard Brexit” scenario could increase average household cost by £961, not £1,961 as claimed. Read
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We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
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Is the UK going to become the EU’s tax collector?
The UK government has put forward proposals for a “facilitated customs arrangement” to replace the relationship we have with the EU through the customs union. We took a look at how it could work. Read
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Does most UK trade happen outside of the EU and trade agreements?
Most of the UK’s trade is with countries we have EU trade agreements with, not under WTO rules. Read
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The UK is one of the biggest contributors to the EU budget
The UK has been the third or fourth largest contributing country to the EU budget in recent years, and of the 28 member states is one of 10 to contribute more than it gets back in receipts. Read
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Did a majority of Conservative and Labour constituencies vote to leave in the EU referendum?
Official counts for how each parliamentary constituency voted in the EU referendum don’t exist, but the best estimates suggest that a majority of both Conservative and Labour constituencies did vote t Read
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Do EU rules prevent safer lorries?
Lorry design specifications are set by the EU, but the UK initially opposed its plans to allow safer lorries on the road. Read
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What is a trade deficit and do we have one with the EU?
The UK had a £70 billion ‘trade deficit’ with the rest of the EU in 2017. Read
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Did some MPs have to leave their sickbeds to vote on Brexit?
Sick and pregnant MPs had to physically vote on the Brexit bill in person last week, we’ve looked at what the rules on this are. Read
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Did more people in London vote to leave the EU than for Sadiq Khan?
More people in London voted to leave the EU than for Sadiq Khan as mayor. Read
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Does the ‘Brexit dividend’ exist?
There is no guaranteed extra money – or ‘Brexit dividend’ – as a result of the UK ceasing its contributions to the EU budget after leaving. Read
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