Britain will not remain in the customs union during the transitional period planned for immediately after it leaves the European Union, two leading cabinet ministers declared on Sunday. The article shows that Fox has won at least one internal cabinet battle over Brexit because it says the UK will be “outside the customs union” during the transition and that it “will be a ‘third country’ not party to the EU treaties”. They write: “We respect the will of the British people – in March 2019 the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. “We will leave the customs union and be free to negotiate the best trade deals around the world as an independent, open, trading nation. The fightback must begin at once | David Miliband Read moreIn their article Fox and Hammond insist this will not happen.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2017 06:00 UTC