The prime minister will spend the weekend at her country retreat of Chequers before embarking on what some at Westminster believe could be the closing act of her premiership. That prompted May to propose a country-wide alternative in which the whole of the UK would remain in parts of the customs union after Brexit. “The EU still requires a ‘backstop to the backstop’ – effectively an insurance policy for the insurance policy. “The prime minister has had lots of meetings with lots of colleagues with a lot of different views to hear feedback,” he said. Does it deliver the “exact same benefits” as we currently have as members of the single market and customs union?

Source: The Guardian December 07, 2018 15:24 UTC