Chancellor Philip Hammond stokes customs union confusion

Philip Hammond has been accused of stoking confusion over whether Britain will stay in a customs union with the EU after Brexit.Nicky Morgan, who backed Remain in the EU referendum and chairs the influential Treasury select committee, asked Mr Hammond to "explicitly rule out" a customs union deal with Brussels.Publishing the letter, Ms Morgan said: "It was widely thought that being in a long-term customs union with the EU had been ruled out by the Government.