What was claimed: The UK has secured new free trade deals with over 70 countries since 2016, worth over £800 billion in new global trade. / Most of these deals were rolled over from existing EU agreements following Brexit. The figure refers to the total value of trade between the UK and countries it has agreed trade deals with—not the value that they add.
£1.5bn GDP boost from UK-Japan trade deal is not on top of existing EU-Japan deal benefits
15/09/2020
These estimated benefits are relative to 2018 when the UK (as part of the EU) had no FTA with Japan.
Explore the UK's trade relationships through interactive maps, charts and analysis.
The EU invests around £5 billion a year in the UK. Search by your address or postcode to see some of the investments and other contributions near you.
This page displays a table with United Kingdom Exports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.
Recently, a claim about supposed plans for an ‘EU army’ has been shared on Facebook.
An aerial image of a large protest has been shared on Facebook and Instagram alongside a claim that it shows an anti-lockdown demonstration in the UK capital of London in March 2021. The claim is false; the photo in fact shows an anti-Brexit protest in March 2019.
To celebrate, the government has published a dossier titled “Benefits of Brexit: how the UK is taking advantage of leaving the EU”. / But four of these alleged benefits aren’t a result of the UK’s departure.
It is not true that the EU failed to help the UK in the Falklands War, or that it sent weapons to Argentina during the conflict.
Using imperial measurements alone is illegal in many circumstances. But the EU did not outlaw their use altogether, and the UK did take some steps towards adopting the metric system prior to joining the EU.
In October 2016, David Davis, the then Brexit secretary, told the House of Commons that “there will be no downside to Brexit at all, and considerable upsides”. / On this page we list the ‘considerable upsides’ and also the downsides...
Seats in the European Parliament representing England, Scotland and Wales are distributed according to the D'Hondt system, a type of proportional representation.
This note provides some basic statistics on the UK's trade with the EU.