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Britain Details Vision for Post-Brexit Customs Deal With EU
Theresa May’s government hopes to secure “the freest and most frictionless possible” agreement, but businesses face more red tape.
The Canary Wharf district in London.
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Britain fleshed out its vision for post-Brexit customs arrangements with the European Union, seeking to secure “the freest and most frictionless possible” trade even as it acknowledged businesses might face greater red tape.
With the divorce talks between London and Brussels set to resume in just under two weeks’ time, Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Tuesday that it’s keen to maintain something akin to membership of the bloc’s customs union for an interim period after the U.K. leaves the EU in March 2019.