Claim: Brexit will lead to a cut to GDP of between 3%, 5% and 8%. However you look at it, that's a recession.
Fact-check: Estimates of lower GDP growth post-Brexit don't mean a recession - Full Fact
Verdict: this is based on government figures which were actually saying that economic growth is likely to slow down, not that a recession is likely.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2018-05-04T00:00:00