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14 June 2017

The Times: Drop Brexit trade plan, Philip Hammond tells Tories


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Philip Hammond is preparing to lead a battle within the government to soften Brexit by keeping Britain inside the EU customs union, The Times has learnt.


 

 

The chancellor believes that ministers must rethink their decision to pursue an entirely independent trade policy, according to several sources.

One said that the Treasury was in “street-fighting mode” and another predicted that Mr Hammond would win support for his position from Damian Green, the prime minister’s newly appointed deputy.

A senior Tory Brexiteer added that there was a push by some in the cabinet to “secure a very different relationship with the EU” after the Tories’ disastrous election result, adding: “There is a great deal of concern that they are changing Brexit.” [...]

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