08-05-2018 09:09 via theguardian.com

Boris Johnson attacks Theresa May's 'crazy' customs plan

Criticism of PM’s proposal for post-Brexit EU partnership brings cabinet rift into openBoris Johnson has launched an unprecedented attack on the prime minister’s preferred option for a post-Brexit EU customs partnership, calling the proposed system crazy and saying it would not give Britain control of trade policy.On a visit to Washington, the foreign secretary said a customs partnership, one of two options considered by the cabinet’s Brexit subcommittee, would be unacceptable.
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