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Call for trafficking victims to be protected from ‘hostile’ immigration policies
Scottish legislation to protect trafficking victims is being overruled by UK immigration policy, say campaigners.
Hard Brexit threat to Scotland’s ferries and harbours
Documents show a hard Brexit from the European Union threatens the maintenance of Scotland's ageing ferry fleet and harbours vital for Scotland's island communities.
Claim Richard Leonard supported the Leave campaign in Brexit vote is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim by Keith Brown MSP that Richard Leonard backed the Leave campaign in the EU referendum.
Liam Fox spends tens of millions on firms warning of Brexit dangers
Liam Fox's Brexit trade department has spent tens of millions on companies that have warned of "chaos" after the UK leaves the European Union.
Claim 60 per cent of Scots farmers voted for Brexit, Tories and against independence is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a viral image making a number of claims about the voting record of Scottish farmers.
‘Serious flaw’ in management of Brexit donor Arron Banks’s charity
A charity set up by Brexit backer, Arron Banks, has been strongly criticised by the Charity Commission.
Children suffer as reports of human trafficking in Scotland rise
Dozens of children were among 207 victims of human trafficking reported in Scotland in 2017, according to a Scottish Government report.
Think tank adviser had unminuted meetings with Brexit policymakers
A former adviser to a controversial think tank called the Legatum Institute held unminuted meetings with senior Brexit policymakers.
Think tank ‘crossed the line’ on Brexit, Charity Commission finds
A controversial think tank called the Legatum Institute has been strongly criticised by charity regulators for failing to maintain "balance and neutrality" on Brexit.