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FactCheck: will sheep farmers suffer in a no-deal Brexit?
About 35 per cent of Welsh lamb is exported overseas, and 92.5 per cent of those exports go to the EU.
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FactCheck: we can’t find evidence that Dominic Raab warned of no-deal Brexit
We can’t find an interview where Mr Raab warned explicitly about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit during the referendum campaign.
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FactCheck: May wrongly takes credit for disabled jobs rise
The Prime Minister says the increase in disabled people in work is thanks to the government — contradicting the National Audit Office.
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The Met Police’s spat with the Electoral Commission explained
The Metropolitan Police launched a stinging attack on the Electoral Commission.
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FactCheck: Esther McVey’s claim about ‘generous’ UK disability benefits
The Conservative leadership hopeful said the UK is “one of the most generous countries” for disability benefits.
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FactCheck: universities catch less than one per cent of ‘bought in’ essays, own records suggest
One in six students admit to getting someone else to write their coursework.
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FactCheck: Labour and Conservative front benches both split over second referendum
Frontbenchers from both parties have appeared to contradict their own colleagues on the question of a “confirmatory vote”.
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FactCheck: is the “stop Brexit” petition reliable?
People can sign from all over the world, and there doesn’t appear to be a way of definitively checking their nationality or residency.
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The Banks Files: Brexit funder urged campaign to “press it harder” after Jo Cox murder
Despite an agreement by all groups to suspend campaigning in the aftermath of Jo Cox’s death, Arron Banks instructed the social media team at Leave.EU to “boost” an existing sponsored Facebook ad.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX takes major step towards reviving US astronaut presence
A privately-funded rocket has taken a major step towards once-again sending American astronauts into space from US soil.
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Channel 4 News sweeps TV journalism awards after Cambridge Analytica scoop
In a record night for Channel 4 News, the programme took home a total of seven gongs at the prestigious Royal Television Society awards. As well as multiple awards for the Cambridge Analytica investigation, the programme was also named Daily News Programme of the Year.
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Exclusive: Interview with the ‘gay conversion’ therapist who came out as gay
David Matheson said he regrets perpetuating the idea that being gay is a disorder. “It is horrifying to think that I was part of a system that held people like me down,” he said.
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Port of Dover boss: Government has given no ‘firm direction’ over border security checks
In an interview with Channel 4 News, the port’s CEO said: “We still don’t have firm direction on really what is going to be required… It comes down to how they want to treat the border.”
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson falsely claims he ‘didn’t say anything about Turkey’ in the referendum campaign
Boris Johnson, who was a key figurehead in the Vote Leave campaign, said: “I didn’t say anything about Turkey in the referendum… I didn’t say a thing about Turkey.” We’ve checked the record and we don’t think that’s true.
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Exclusive: New revelations about ferry firm awarded no deal contract
Seaborne Freight has been contracted to supply ferries between Ramsgate and Ostend in the event of a no-deal Brexit. But Channel 4 News has been told that its chief executive, Ben Sharp, once ran a shipping company that ceased trading – owing more than a million pounds to multiple businesses.