Turkey visa-free travel doesn’t affect UK
Turks will only get visa-free travel to Schengen. The deal as a whole favours UK. It gets the best of both worlds.
10 freedoms we already have in Boris’ EU “jail”
Johnson says Brexit vote is like the “jailer accidentally left the door open”. The UK has many freedoms already.
UK can opt out of EU asylum “power grab”
The Express says Brussels wants to “take control of Britain’s asylum system”. The UK can opt out of any new scheme.
Passport buying jihadis figment of IDS imagination
Minister says terrorists could buy EU citizenship and attack London. Is he aware of the checks they’d have to pass?
Farage makes hat-trick of errors in Marr interview
UKIP leader got the facts wrong on the UK’s EU budget contribution, free movement and the single market, and Turkey.
Migration is a two-way street – Brits benefit too
New migration statistics were greeted with predictably hysterical headlines. But they leave out half the story.
Criminal reporting on EU crime
The figures used by the Express, the Telegraph and the Mail don't show the number of EU migrants convicted.
Brexit campaigns must get their facts straight
Both the Leave and Remain camps are making errors. But those of former are more numerous and egregious.
UK to enforce loan repayments from EU students
EU students never repaying UK loans is a common gripe. New rules could mean less ammunition for Eurosceptics.
More than treaties keep migrants in France
Even if France scrapped Le Touquet treaty post Brexit, asylum-seekers would struggle to reach UK for other reasons.
UKIP delight in Turkish scaremongering
Its party political broadcast suggests Turkey could join the EU in 2020. That’s just one of many fanciful claims.
Cameron should correct error on in-work benefits
The PM told MPs last week 40% of EU migrants claim in-work benefits. That figure counts out-of-work benefits too.