PM refuses to back down on Brexit plan to leave the EU customs union.

Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to back down on her Brexit plan to leave the EU customs union.

Speaking at prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons, Aberdeen North MP Kirsty Blackman asked if Mrs May was determined to proceed with her plan despite warnings from businesses.

The SNP Westminster economy spokeswoman said: “Outside a customs union with the EU, many UK businesses would face, in the Brexit secretary’s own words ‘complex and punitive rules of origin tariffs’.

“Given the prime minister’s aim for frictionless trade post-Brexit, will she confirm whether she intends to pursue a customs union with the EU?”

By Jennifer McKiernan.

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