The shadow Brexit secretary has formally confirmed that Labour wants the UK to effectively remain permanently in the EU’s customs union. It will do the work of the customs union. So it is a customs union,” Starmer said. “But will it do the work of the current customs union? Yes, that’s the intention.”Starmer said staying in a customs union was “the only way realistically” for the UK to get tariff-free access to the EU.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2018 10:47 UTC