OBR were right to say that back in March 2018. They would be right to say that today too.

It is clear from the analysis above that there is an economic cost to leaving the EU single market and customs union. It is also clear that this direct cost is in the region of 1% of GDP.

2016: Jacob Rees-Mogg, 'The Brexit opportunity is through leaving the customs union. And that means we have to come out of the EU Single Market'

2024: Jacob Rees-Mogg, 'Anything that makes trade more difficult, makes countries poorer'

This is very important. The logical conclusion is that there is no long term alternative to a Customs Union with EU

Jeremy Hunt We know what your 'plan' is and it's not working for the vast majority of UK residents.

You know what would work, though: #ReverseBrexit and apply to #RejoinEU . Or, at the very least, the #EU 's #CustomsUnion .

Nothing more Blairite than leaving the single market and Customs Union of course.

It's tiresome to have to keep banging on about this, but just 6 words:

Single. Market. And. A. Customs, Union.

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Important reminder to David Lammy and Rachel Reeves You can still be in the customs union and single market without being a full EU member.

On this day in 1957, 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇱🇺 🇳🇱 signed a treaty in Rome that established the European Economic Community (EEC), creating a common market and customs union among its members.

Today, the EU has 27 member states and has laid the groundwork for peace and unity in Europe 🇪🇺

No modernization of customs union with Turkey until Ankara withdraws its illegal occupation troops from Cyprus, and withdraws the threat of war,
(casus belli) against Greece. 👇

.Keir Starmer Rachel Reeves

Please have the decency to tell us, in detail, and substantively, why you have set The Labour Party's face against ever joining the EU Single Market and a Customs Union.

But you won't even level with us on that, will you?

Because you know it is 🐂💩.

Turkey is inside the EU Customs Union - unlike the UK

Lesotho imports all its petroleum requirements in their refined state through the RSA under arrangements covered by the South African Customs Union agreement. In Zimbabwe, state sponsored criminals will loot public funds and tell the gullible that they supply fuel to Lesotho.

Farrukh He lies. Leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union was never explained to the British public before the Referendum. Indeed the very idea was refuted by the Leave campaign!!

Your annual reminder that St George was as English as it gets.

He ‘partook of many pies’ and had ‘three lions upon his armour’. The dragon was known to be French and favoured free movement and the Customs Union. And ‘thus he was swiftly slain’.

Sorry if these facts trigger you.

YES Brechin Why did the snp abstain from voting to remain within the customs union. A decision that resulted in the UK leaving the customs union?

NEW: #Spain 's Foreign Minister called on the EU to 'double its efforts' to update the Customs Union with #Turkiye :

- wants and supports Turkiye becoming a member

Turkish FM Fidan said Turkiye was looking for a 'demonstration of will' from EU (gestures, I presume?)

We're meant to belive Starmer saw this map and thought a people's vote would win Labour the General Election.
Worse still there are people who think Labour/Starmer will look to rejoin the EU or Single Market/Customs Union

Jacob Rees-Mogg No sensible government would have voluntarily chosen to leave the single market and customs union either