Countries in the customs union levy tariffs on goods made outside the EU, but member countries trade with each other tariff-free and negotiate trade deals as a bloc. Leavers hope the Brexit inner cabinet will decide which of the two customs union options the government will adopt when it meets next week. On Thursday, cabinet Brexiters were alarmed by comments from the home secretary, Amber Rudd, which appeared to leave open the possibility of remaining in the customs union. I should have been clearer - of course when we leave the EU we will be leaving the customs union. “You could promise them free sex and chocolate and they still wouldn’t vote for Brexit.”No 10 said there was “a discussion around the issue of which two customs options the government opts for – but are we leaving the customs union?

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2018 20:30 UTC