Britain could be seeking 'an all-UK customs union with the EU
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly working on a proposal that could see her seek an all-U.K. customs union with the European Union (EU) and has received the tacit backing of Ireland for such a post-Brexit deal, the Financial Times said Thursday. The British newspaper reported that one of the proposals May is working on "is for the whole U.K. to participate in a customs union with the EU," a scenario that could take effect if no other solution to the Irish border issue is found. The U.K. could stay within a customs union until a U.K./EU trade deal is finalized, the paper said. Officials in Dublin, not named by the paper, "privately argue it could settle the border question and open the way to a deal" but the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has rejected the idea. A senior Irish official involved in Brexit talks was cited by the paper as saying, "whether Europe accepts it or not is another conversation." Irish Prime Minister Le