The Telegraph has said that Britain will tell Brussels it is prepared to stay in the customs union beyond 2021.
The pound is testing territories on the 1.35 handle:
- Britain will tell Brussels it is prepared to stay in the customs union beyond 2021.
- Ministers signed off the plans on Tuesday
- The Prime Minister's Brexit war Cabinet earlier this week agreed on a new "backstop" as a last resort to avoid a hard Irish border, having rejected earlier proposals from the European Union.
- Ministers remain deadlocked over a future deal with the EU.
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