Theresa May is facing renewed cross-party pressure to accept membership of the European Economic Area (EEA) or risk defeat in the Commons. But as Greg Clark [the business secretary] said on Sunday, it is a crucial question to get right.”Q&A Brexit phrasebook: what is the customs union? Customs union members cannot negotiate their own trade deals outside the EU, which is why leaving it – while hopefully negotiating a bespoke arrangement – has been one of the government’s Brexit goals. The vote brings the simmering tension in the Labour party over its stance on Brexit back into the open. Writing on Conservative Home, Morgan said they were wrong to believe a customs union was being proposed only as a way of avoiding Brexit altogether.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2018 19:26 UTC