The Guardian view on Britain and the customs union: just do it | Editorial

A form of words may still get the UK government over next week’s negotiating hurdle in Brussels. But the real answer is a change of policyIn 2016, more than 17 million British people voted to leave the European Union. But – as the journalist Tim Shipman’s new book, Fall Out, which covers the political turmoil of the 15 months since the referendum, makes clear – only two British people decided that this meant leaving the European single market, the customs union and the ju