Staying in EU customs union a 'sell-out' for Britain, says Fox

Tories claim post-Brexit trade policy favoured by Labour would stifle country’s dealmaking

Liam Fox will say remaining in a customs union with the EU post-Brexit would leave Britain in a worse position than it currently holds, calling the prospect “a sell-out of Britain’s national interests”.

In a speech on Tuesday, part of the Conservative government’s Road to Brexit series of cabinet speeches laying out the future of the UK after leaving the EU, Fox will attack Labour’s pledge to keep Britain in a customs union and seek influence in EU trade deals.

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