Peter Kyle, UK business secretary, has said it would be “crazy” not to consider forging a new customs union with the EU, as Britain braces for a possible new trade clash with the US.
Kyle’s comments at the World Economic Forum came in contrast with his assertion in a Financial Times interview this week that it would be “foolish” to embrace the “utopian” idea of joining a European customs union.
The business secretary’s allies denied Kyle was contradicting himself, arguing that while a discussion on the customs union was inevitable, it was not likely to happen any time soon and it would be complex to achieve.
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