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PM plans customs ‘third way’

[ July 2, 2018   //   Chris ]

Downing Street has produced a “third model” for post-Brexit customs, reported the BBC on 2 July. The plan, details of which have not been revealed, is understood to differ from both the customs partnership and the maximum facilitation models that have previously been discussed.

According to the BBC senior ministers are due to discuss the new scheme at Chequers on 5 July.

The new scheme appears to be an attempt by Prime Minister Theresa May to head off a revolt by Eurosceptic Tory MPs demanding that the UK be free to make trade agreements with countries and control migration, while appeasing business interests which have become increasingly restive over the prospect of a ‘hard Brexit’.

It’s also understood that the plan would propose a solution to the Irish border question.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44671507

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