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Brexit exports, cladding and are 1 in 5 disabled?

Are exports to the EU down since Brexit? Plus removing flammable cladding on high rise buildings.

Are exports to the EU from the UK down 68% since Brexit? This apocalyptic statistic is being widely reported, but does it really tell us what’s happening at Dover and Folkstone?

Ministers are tweeting reassuring numbers about flammable cladding on high rise buildings. We’re not so sure.

Is it really true that one in five people are disabled?

Plus, if you assembled all the coronavirus particles in the world into a pile - how big would it be?

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Sun 14 Feb 2021 20:00
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