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The legal advice the government didn’t want you to see
Geoffrey Cox didn’t really tell us any new facts, but he has set out some of the unpalatable elements of Theresa May’s divorce plan in phrases that have been seized on by the government’s opponents.
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Will we be worse off after Brexit?
“The analysis does not show that we will be poorer than the status quo today.” Theresa May, Prime Minister’s Questions, 28 November 2018 There was a ding-dong in parliament today after the government published a new Treasury analysis of the possible economic effects of Brexit. Theresa May insisted the forecast did not show that Britain…
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Is Trump right that May’s plan could block US trade?
The US President suggested that Mrs May’s proposed deal could prevent UK-US trade.
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May isn’t telling the whole story on immigration
“We will take back control of our borders, by putting an end to the free movement of people once and for all. Instead of an immigration systems based on where a person comes from, we will build one based on the skills and talents a person has to offer” That’s what the Prime Minister wrote…
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How many trans people are murdered in the UK?
Let’s take a look at the statistics.
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Explained: Why don’t some MPs like Theresa May’s Brexit plan?
Theresa May has been defending her Brexit plan, after it was heavily criticised last week. FactCheck examines two of the main concerns. Could the UK really get “trapped” in a backstop?
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Does the UK support May’s Brexit deal?
Overnight polling from YouGov suggests people are generally negative about government negotiations with the EU so far.
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Kate Hoey’s claims about the EU
Brexit-backing Labour MP Kate Hoey made three claims about the EU and trade. Two of them are wrong.
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Major new Brexit poll shows voters swinging towards Remain
Most UK voters would vote Remain if the EU referendum were held again, according to a major new poll from Channel 4 and Survation. Some 54 per cent of people said they would stay in the EU if the 2016 referendum were held tomorrow – when those who refused to vote or answered “don’t know”…
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How many people earn less than the Living Wage?
It’s been reported that six million jobs pay less than the “real” Living Wage.
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Have the Conservatives “nurtured” the NHS?
Labour governments have tended to spend more on the health service than the Conservatives since 1979.
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Has Philip Hammond smashed his deficit target?
When he took office in 2010, George Osborne declared that the government’s aim was to eliminate the day-to-day budget deficit by 2015.
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Dozens of MPs flown to Riyadh in Saudi charm offensive
Saudi Arabia has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds paying for British MPs to visit the country.
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Corbyn cherry-picks hate crime stats
Jeremy Corbyn tweeted a graph showing hate crime on the rise. But more reliable data suggests hate crimes have fallen by 40 per cent in ten years.
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Men are more likely to be raped than be falsely accused of rape
According to the best data available, a man is 230 times more likely to be raped than to be falsely accused of rape.