It’s official - we are leaving the customs union.

[PurpleGorilla]

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-will-c...treet-11237387

So we’ll be staying in then, and staying in the single market.

Lol, what a joke.

PG

[BlasterBates]

indeed, however the cavalry are ready.

Moggy, moggy moggy

[BlasterBates]

Planned Customs Union "fudge"

[jamesbrown]

Planned Customs Union "fudge"

Psssst, Boris, Gove, here's our strategy.

Brilliant.



Meanwhile, the Treasury is briefing their expectation that we'll be paying 3% tariffs. Sounds like they've given up.

[BlasterBates]

Looks like the Tories won't be able to deliver Brexit.

Group of Tory MP's plotting to leave the party

[jamesbrown]

Looks like the Tories won't be able to deliver Brexit.

Group of Tory MP's plotting to leave the party

A group of one, methinks

Soubry’s rhetoric is becoming increasingly unhinged. She’d be perfect for the Lib Dem’s, especially as a parliamentary candidate

[BlasterBates]

A group of one, methinks

Soubry’s rhetoric is becoming increasingly unhinged. She’d be perfect for the Lib Dem’s, especially as a parliamentary candidate

15 Tory traitors

are all that is required to bring down the government.

[jamesbrown]

15 Tory traitors

are all that is required to bring down the government.

Indeed, and they understand that well, which is why they’ve consistently voted with the gov’t on any “meaningful votes” Anna and Ken are 1%ers. Anna would do great work as a Lib Dem.

[meridian]

15 Tory traitors

are all that is required to bring down the government.

There are around 30 traitors bringing down the government, most of them are members of the ERG.

HTH.

[BlasterBates]

Indeed, and they understand that well, which is why they’ve consistently voted with the gov’t on any “meaningful votes” Anna and Ken are 1%ers. Anna would do great work as a Lib Dem.

Indeed it looks like there will be a fudge where the term customs arrangement will be used instead of customs union. The smart money is betting that the complexity of the customs arrangement will mean a long transition period, a very long transition period.