Doing a deal in a year means obeying EU rules
The UK will have to accept the “level playing field” that Brussels demands to finish negotiations in 2020. The only alternative is to crash out after all.
We lose control of much of our state aid policy
Johnson has given EU right to vet lots of our state aid - a surrender of power to an entity we will no longer be able to influence.
11 Johnson whoppers to look out for
PM tells fibs. We’ve collated his favourites - and our rebuttals of them - so you can pounce on them as they drip from his lips.
Why business should hold its nose and vote against Johnson
Most Labour policies are a nightmare for business. But the paramount issue is Europe - and on that Corbyn is greatly to be preferred.
Business will be f*cked
Remember how PM said “f*ck business”? If he wins, that’s exactly what he’ll do. A hung parliament and a People’s Vote are far better.
This is no way to “Take Back Control” of immigration...
The Conservatives’ proposals to clamp down on free movement from the EU and restrict entry by all but “the best and brightest” are a recipe for great economic harm.
We don’t need to leave the EU to scrap the tampon tax
Johnson wrongly gives the tampon tax as a reason for Brexit. EU wants to change VAT regime to allow zero rate for sanitary products.
EU citizens aren’t scrounging on the NHS
They contribute more to the public finances than Brits - and we get the right to use other EU countries’ health systems.
EU migration isn’t nearly as big as non-EU migration
Migration from the EU is only a fifth as big as the non-EU flow. Given that he's weaponising migration, it's odd PM doesn't know the basic facts.
Impact assessment shows NI loses control in 8 ways
Government's own document reveals how Johnson has surrendered control to the EU. It can’t even put a value on the supposed benefits.
Brexit is the elephant in the room that everyone is avoiding
Tories and Labour don’t want to talk about Brexit. Even the Lib Dems and Brexit Party are doing a bad job of focussing on their pet topic.
No checks in the Irish Sea? Who are you kidding, Mr Johnson?
Johnson agreed that NI will follow hundreds of EU rules to do with customs etc. As a result, there’ll be checks in the Irish Sea.