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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
Health
The net ingredient cost in 2017/18 of prescription items for diabetes in England was around £1 billion. But that doesn’t factor in things like discounts the NHS might receive or extra costs. 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
The figures quoted in the meme are mostly correct, though they date from the late 2000s when Mrs May was an opposition MP. Read
Health
There were 144,000 diagnoses of the STIs chlamydia and gonorrhoea in young people in England last year. Read
Health
There are almost certainly not 3.5 million vegans in the UK. Half a million is a better estimate, although that’s from 2016 research. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The average rail ticket is 20% more expensive than it was in 1995, and government subsidies for the railways have also increased. Read
Europe
We can’t know for sure, but £15 billion a year seems a reasonable estimate for now. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A basic rate taxpayer will pay around £940 less in 2019/20 compared to 2010/11, once you factor in how prices have changed over that time. Read
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