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Dave Clark

Former chancellor George Osborne says Britain should rejoin customs union

George Osborne said Britain needs to rebuild links with the EU (PA) - (PA Archive)

Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery.

Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David Cameron’s cabinet at the time of the referendum, said it was important to rebuild links with the EU.

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