Europe
Was the EU referendum “advisory”?
A referendum can be legally non-binding but, arguably, politically binding. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How does the new benefit cap affect single mothers?
The new benefit cap is introduced on 7 November 2016. We look whether it affects single mothers, large families and those with higher rents more than others. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The IFS and the benefit cap
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the benefit cap used to almost exclusively affect families with a lot of children or high rents, but not any more. Read
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Health
EU staff at Great Ormond Street hospital
23% of doctors and 17% of all doctors and nurses at Great Ormond Street hospital reported they were from the EU in 2015. Read
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The cost of public inquiries
Figures cited on BBC Question Time for the cost of the Chilcot and Leveson Inquiries are correct. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s trade with the USA
The US is the UK’s second largest trading partner after the EU. Read
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Europe
What does the High Court’s Article 50 ruling mean for Brexit?
The judgment on 3 November means that the government can’t leave the EU without parliament passing a law allowing Article 50 to be used. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare sanctions and homelessness
A survey found that 39% of homeless people had been sanctioned. 21% became homeless because of it. Read
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Limits on immigration detention
It's true that the UK is the only country in the EU without a specific time limit on how long someone can be held for immigration offences. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many disabled people are in work?
Since 2013 the number of disabled people in work has increased by just under half a million. Under the current government the number of disabled people in the UK in work has increased by around 100,00 Read
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