Why is Labour under pressure to seek an EU-UK customs union?

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Thirteen Labour MPs have rebelled against the prime minister and backed calls for a EU-UK customs union. Sean O’Grady looks at what it means for the government’s stance on Europe and Brexit

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n a rare case of the Liberal Democrats making the political weather, Ed Davey’s party has managed to put the question of Britain’s ties with Europe back on the political agenda, despite attempts by Downing Street to avoid the festering wound of Brexit.