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PM writes to Jeremy Corbyn paving way for more talks on his Brexit plans
In move that heightened Eurosceptic concerns, she has NOT explicitly ruled out his plan to keep UK in Customs Union
No 10 says it is 'nonsense' to suggest PM is open to CU
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
PM writes to Jeremy Corbyn paving way for more talks on his Brexit plans
In move that heightened Eurosceptic concerns, she has NOT explicitly ruled out his plan to keep UK in Customs Union
No 10 says it is 'nonsense' to suggest PM is open to CU
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
Here's Jacob Rees-Mogg on Theresa May's failure to explicitly rule out Customs Union in her letter to Jeremy Corbyn:
'As the 2017 Conservative manifesto promised to leave the Customs Union it would be more consistent for the Prime Minister simply to rule one out.'
'As the 2017 Conservative manifesto promised to leave the Customs Union it would be more consistent for the Prime Minister simply to rule one out.'
In the letter, PM insists her deal 'provides for benefits of customs union' while enabling independent trade policy
She says CU membership would require us to be in Single Market & accept free movement - a breach of Labour's manifesto
Here’s the excerpt:
She says CU membership would require us to be in Single Market & accept free movement - a breach of Labour's manifesto
Here’s the excerpt:
Here's No10 addressing fact PM's letter does not rule out Customs Union:
'It is nonsense to suggest the letter leaves the door open to his customs union idea. We are not considering it. It is entirely false to suggest otherwise. We must have an independent trade policy.
'It is nonsense to suggest the letter leaves the door open to his customs union idea. We are not considering it. It is entirely false to suggest otherwise. We must have an independent trade policy.
