British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has attacked Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for a customs partnership with the European Union after the U.K. leaves the bloc — the latest discord within the Conservative government over Brexit. Johnson told Tuesday's edition of the Daily Mail newspaper that the partnership idea was "crazy" and would create a "whole new web of bureaucracy." The comments come after May's Cabinet last week failed to agree on a proposal for Britain's future customs relationship with the EU. May's preferred option is a partnership under which the U.K. would collect import duties on behalf of the EU for goods arriving at British ports. His dismissal of the proposal stands in marked contrast to comments by Business Secretary Greg Clark, who said Sunday that the customs partnership option was still being considered.

Source: ABC News May 08, 2018 08:08 UTC