Q&A Brexit phrasebook: what is the customs union? That has led to speculation that May is preparing to concede on a customs union, which has been a red line since the prime minister’s conference speech in October 2016. “The position remains very clear: we don’t think staying in a customs union is the right thing to do and it isn’t government policy to do so,” a spokesperson said. But a meaningful vote on remaining in the customs union is likely in the next few months. Morgan is one of the 12 select committee chairs who are backing that policy in a potentially difficult debate in the Commons on Thursday on customs union membership.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2018 16:18 UTC