Tory rebels launch bid to keep UK in customs union with EU

Anna Soubry and Ken Clarke have put forward amendments to two trade bills up for debate in the Commons.Two leading Conservative MPs have launched a bid to make Theresa May keep the UK in a customs union with the European Union, as the prime minister faces cabinet and party splits over the issue.Anna Soubry, a former business minister, and Ken Clarke, the former chancellor, said they would try to get cross-party support for keeping the UK’s current customs arrangements with the EU, in a cle