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7 October 2016

BBC Question Time, factchecked

This week's panel included Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns MP, Labour's Chuka Umunna MP, leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood AM, UKIP's leader in the Welsh National Assembly Neil Hamilton AM, a Read

Analysis
7 October 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

UK jobs and EU-owned businesses

In 2014, about 1.6 million people in the UK were employed by EU-owned businesses. Read

Fact check
7 October 2016

Fees for employment tribunals

The Coalition government introduced fees for employment tribunals. These can be repaid if cases are successful, but seem to have led to a big fall in number of people using employment tribunals. Read

Fact check
7 October 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

Unemployment in Wales is the lowest in the UK

The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.1%, lower than England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across the whole of the UK it’s 4.9%. Read

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