Brexit: Jeremy Hunt warns against Labour’s customs union plan

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Theresa May against agreeing a Brexit deal with Labour that involves a customs union with the EU.

Mr Hunt suggested that such an agreement would result in even fewer Tory MPs backing a deal in Parliament.

But Jeremy Corbyn insists his support is contingent on ministers accepting the need for a customs union.

Supporters say it would be better for businesses, but opponents feel it stops the UK setting its own trade policy.

Talks between Labour and the government have been taking place for a number of weeks after Mrs May’s Brexit deal with the EU was effectively rejected for a third time by MPs.

Downing Street says further talks are being scheduled “in order to bring the process toward a conclusion” – and according to BBC Newsnight’s political editor Nicholas Watt, a sense of urgency is growing.

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Source: BBC News