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If the UK ends up in a #CustomsUnion with the EU then it will a) do nothing for the UK's service sector (the backbone of the UK economy and where the UK's largest service trading partner is the EU27), b) tie the UK's hands on any of its own future trade agreements
c) The UK will have to apply the EU's external tariff, whilst having no say over it d) will have to offer all countries in the world with whom the EU has an FTA the same market access without reciprocal access for UK firms
e) A Customs Union will not solve the Northern Irish border issue as the UK will not be in regulatory alignment with the EU (including Ireland) and in line with c) will f) turn the UK from a rule maker into a rule taker
NOBODY voted for this but this is the mess of #Brexit and as long as this continues, the UK will always be in a less well good position. There is a way out, to protect the national interest and allow democracy to take its course - it's called a #PeoplesVote
