Chiding May, opposition Labour presses case for a customs union

Britain should leave open the option of being in a UK-wide customs union with the European Union after Brexit and aim to keep the benefits of the bloc's single market, the opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday.Labour leads the governing Conservative Party in the polls and earlier this year it shifted policy to aim for what some have called a softer Brexit.This would offer Britain, a country deeply divided over Europe, the option of leaving the EU while retaining tariff-free access to the blo