“Facilitated Customs Arrangement” will be “best of both worlds” between Customs Partnership and Max Fac models being tested - confirming my account of a hybrid/fusion model being tested at this recent meeting with business a fortnight ago
The absolutely key defining detail on this for Chequers given the account of that business meeting and the documents circulated is on timing of getting customs systems ready - 3-5 years optimistic - a decade said some present - ready by end 2020 - no chance.
And that’s obviously before we get to what EU might make of it - PM in Berlin this afternoon... two excellent British Brussels watchers increasingly despondent re deal - glass half full version is establishing agreed UK Cabinet position at least a start
