Fact checks around imports, exports and trade figures
Europe
Most studies into the economic impacts of Brexit show leaving the customs union and single market will mean the UK economy is smaller compared to remaining. Read
Europe
The Express has misquoted figures on the UK goods trade with the EU. Read
Europe
Analysis from the government estimates real wages after 15 years to be 6.4% less than had we stayed in the EU, but a US deal could counterbalance wages by 0.2%. Read
Two sentences from an article written by Mr Johnson in a 2013 article arguing for and against Brexit have been edited together. Read
Conservative party leader Boris Johnson took part in an audience phone-in on LBC Radio. We fact checked his responses. Read
The documents show that, as expected, drug patents are a US negotiating objective in trade talks. But they don't show us what, if anything, the UK has actually agreed. Read
Nigel Farage talked about the EU putting up trade barriers on African countries. The majority of African countries have no tariffs on exports to the EU, although a handful do face some tariffs. Read
Europe
Royston Smith claimed 90% of trade through the Port of Southampton is with non-EU countries and so under WTO terms. They’re not the same thing. Read
Europe
Following the publication of the revised agreement between Boris Johnson's government and the European Union, we look at four key questions about the deal. Read
Europe
A "no deal" remains a possibility at the end of 2020 even if the withdrawal agreement passes, but this is a different type of “no deal” to the one that’s commonly discussed. Read
