Boris falsely accuses Obama of hypocrisy
Boris calls Obama a hypocrite over rumours he’ll tell the UK to stay in the EU, because the US would never accept such restrictions. However, as InFacts showed, the US is bound by NAFTA and WTO laws.
Published: 04 Apr. 2016
Gove conjures incredible budget savings
Tory MP says we’ll have “£350 million a week extra to spend on our priorities” post Brexit. We don’t even send so much money to EU, and much of what we do send is already spent on our priorities.
Published: 13 Mar. 2016
Boris’s blunders on bureaucracy
Boris says EU bureaucracy churns out “2,500 regulations a year”, costing Britain “£600 million a week”. This claim is misleading on both counts. Regulations seem to have a net benefit for the UK.
Published: 04 Apr. 2016
Boris incorrect about the cost of CAP
In a speech riddled with euro myths, Boris says the CAP adds £400 to the cost of food for every UK household. This is wildly exaggerated. Ditching the CAP would save around 1% on food bills, or £36 a year.
Published: 04 Apr. 2016
Iain Duncan Smith budget figures wrong
The Cabinet Minister told BBC Radio 4 we “hand over something like £380m a week to the EU”, most of it for projects in other countries. The figure is under £250m, of which £136m is spent abroad.
Published: 11 March 2016
Leadsom errs on budget figures
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom told BBC Today Programme we’re “paying over” £350m/week to EU. Leadsom is ignoring the rebate. We send £250m to EU and we get money back: the net cost is £120m.
Published: 8 Mar. 2016
Express wrong that EU will steal UK coastline
Brussels “super-coastguards” could “overrule UK”, worries Sunday Express in front-page splash. No they couldn’t. The proposals are for Schengen and associated countries – so don’t include Britain.
Published: 6 March 2016
Fox fluffs facts on Norway, EU law
Since 2000, “only 9% of single market legislation” applies to Norway, says MP Liam Fox. This figure is misleading. In any case, it refers to all EU legislation, not just single market law.
Published: 4 March 2016
Boris repeats lorry cab error
Mayor of London says the EU has “blocked” proposals for safer lorry cabs. As InFacts has previously pointed out, they passed last year after a unanimous vote. Safer designs will be available from 2020.
Published: 2 March 2016
Boris unconvincing on Northern Ireland
The Mayor of London says Brexit will leave the Irish border “absolutely unchanged”. This may not be true. Bill Clinton has warned Northern Ireland will get “whacked” if the UK quits the EU.
Published: 04 Apr. 2016
Farage’s Irish free-travel fantasy
UKIP leader thinks leaving EU won’t affect UK-Ireland travel. He can’t know. Brexit would leave an unprecedented situation in Ireland, implying either border controls or a migration loophole.
Published: 2 March 2016
We shouldn’t fear Boris’s superstate
Johnson warns we will be dragged into a EU superstate, based on his interpretation of the Five Presidents’ Report. He’s misunderstood the report and its focus on the euro zone, which Britain isn’t in.
Published: 04 Apr. 2016