Keir Starmer says Labour 'will back EU customs union' after Brexit - video
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The shadow Brexit secretary has formally confirmed that Labour wants the UK to effectively remain permanently in the EU’s customs union. Sir Keir Starmer told The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One that the shadow cabinet had unanimous support for the new policy, which Jeremy Corbyn will flesh out in a speech in Coventry on Monday. Starmer said the party wanted the UK to have 'a' customs union with the EU after Brexit, rather than to remain in 'the' customs union, but he also said this distinction was merely technical and that in practice the effect would be the same.
Labour backs staying in EU customs union, Keir Starmer confirms