Thread by @Hugodixon

Boris Johnson tells fibs. We’ve collated 11 of his favourites - and our rebuttals of them - so you can pounce on them as they drip from his lips. (thread)

Johnson won’t “get Brexit done”
He has only done the divorce deal. Nailing down a trade agreement will take years. Day after day, year after year, we'll wake up to news about Brexit. The only way to stop this is to beat the Tories and stop Brexit.
infacts.org/its-johnsons-b… 1/11

PM won’t get a great trade deal in super-fast time. He says we can get a ‘Super Canada Plus’ free trade deal with the EU without following its rules. This is cake-and-eat-it nonsense. infacts.org/supercanada-gi… 2/11

EU citizens aren’t scrounging on the NHS. In fact, they contribute more to the public finances than Brits - and we get the right to use other EU countries’ health systems too.
infacts.org/eu-citizens-ar… 3/11

Johnson wrongly says that EU and non-EU migration are equal in size. It's only a quarter of the size. Strange that, as he weaponises migration, he can’t get the basic facts straight. infacts.org/johnson-inflat… 4/11

We don’t need to leave the EU to scrap the tampon tax. The PM wrongly gives the tampon tax as a reason for Brexit. The EU wants to change VAT regime to allow zero rate for sanitary products. infacts.org/we-dont-need-t… 5/11

Johnson falsely claims his withdrawal agreement means workers’ rights will never be inferior to those in the EU - and that consumer and environmental rights are guaranteed too.
infacts.org/workers-rights… 6/11

PM says we’ll take back control of our “marine wealth”. But he has agreed with the EU to try to cut a new fisheries agreement by July. infacts.org/johnsons-fishy… 7/11

Johnson’s partner in the Vote Leave campaign, Michael Gove, says Brits will be less safe if we have free movement. In fact, we’ll keep the European Arrest Warrant and other crime-fighting tools. infacts.org/brits-will-be-… 8/11

PM says there won’t be checks on goods in the Irish Sea in either direction. But he has agreed that Northern Ireland will follow hundreds of EU rules to do with customs etc. infacts.org/goods-from-gb-… 9/11

Johnson falsely claims the deal he’s done for Northern Ireland is temporary, evaporates or will be superseded by a trade deal. infacts.org/northern-irela… 10/11

The PM says Northern Ireland can benefits from new UK trade deal. But it can only benefit from if they don’t prejudice the “Protocol” Johnson agreed with the EU. infacts.org/n-ireland-may-… 11/11

11 Johnson whoppers to look out for in tonight’s debate infacts.org/11-johnson-who… ENDS