Customs row punctures 'have-cake-and-eat-it' Brexit fantasy

Focus on customs has cast doubt on PM’s compromise approach to EU exitAmid fierce cabinet squabbling over the minutiae of customs policy, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture: a battle to decide what kind of country the UK will be after Brexit.On the face of it, Wednesday’s Brexit sub-committee meeting provided little in the way of enlightenment. Downing Street once again deferred a decision over which of two customs proposals the UK will take into the next phase of negotiatio