May's Brexit Red Line on Customs Union Could Be Next to Go
- Eurasia Group’s Rahman says U.K. likely to keep customs rules
- Brexit backers like Johnson and Fox want to quit customs union
Jo Swinson Says Whatever the Brexit Deal Is, the Public Deserve to Have a Vote
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Theresa May’s officials could be lining up to keep the U.K. in the European customs union after Brexit, according to a new analysis that chimes with the views of parts of the British government.
Some of May’s officials think that quitting the customs union in order to win the power to strike free trade agreements with countries such as the U.S. or Australia is not as desirable as passionate Brexit supporters believe.