EU facts
How much do you contribute to EU membership?
A handy calculator. It’s less than you think
Full Fact: Europe
Brexit factchecked
Richard Corbett MEP
Useful Brexit briefings, rebutting rubbish about the EU, coverage of EU policy areas
Euromyths
Euromyths A to Z
The European Commission’s list of Euromyths from 1992 to 2017 and the facts behind them
Rationalist destroys leavers with list of all EU laws that have been forced on us against our will
The London Economic
A list of all 72 laws (out of over 34,000) imposed on the UK by the EU
Boris Johnson peddled absurd EU myths – and our disgraceful press followed his lead
New Statesman article on how Boris Johnson created the Euromyth
EU army
Defence: Is the EU creating a European army?
by the European Parliament
UK won’t be dragged into an EU army
by InFacts
Lisbon Treaty
There’s a lot wrong with this viral list about the Lisbon Treaty
Full Fact on that Facebook list
Documents & legislation
Article 50
Full text
Balance of competences review
The most extensive analysis ever undertaken of the UK’s relationship with the EU focusing on the balance of power betweeen the EU and the UK. It consists of 32 reports providing evidence about every area of EU activity. Ministers were accused of trying to “bury” the review afrter it found no evidence that the EU was interfering excessively in any aspect of British life.
The Benn Act
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019, full text
Summaries of EU legislation
By topic
The Lisbon Treaty
Summary
The Lisbon Treaty
Full text. It doesn’t mention 2020
Consolidated texts of the EU treaties as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon
Full text (pdf)
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
Full text of the Act which triggered Article 50
Withdrawal agreement
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, as endorsed by leaders at a special meeting of the European Council on 25 November 2018, full text (pdf)
New Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration
Boris Johnson’s deal published 17 October 2019
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, December 2020
Summary (pdf)
Full text (pdf)
1975 Referendum pamphlets
Official sites
europa.eu
Official website of the European Union
European Commission: Brexit negotiations
The European Commission’s perspective on Brexit
House of Commons Library: Brexit
Research and analysis on legislation and topical issues including Brexit. These are the people who brief our MPs.
Cornwall Council: Brexit
Brexit information from Cornwall Council
Get ready for Brexit
UK Government’s Brexit site
Impacts of Brexit
Operation Yellowhammer
The government’s official version
What comes next? The business analysis of no deal
CBI
MPs
They Work For You
See your MP’s voting record and contact them by email. You can also get email alerts when your MP speaks in Parliament and there’s a link to examine their expenses
Contact your MP
parliament.uk: ways to find and contact your MP
