Disagreements over membership of the EU 's custom union will likely lead to a resignation by either Chancellor of the Exchequer trade Hammond or International Trade Secretary Liam ##crats , according to an unnamed senior cabinet minister . Fox advocates a clean break from the customs union to allow the UK greater flexibility in negotiating trade deals outside the EU , whilst politicians , and increasingly Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson , believe that the extra costs and tariffs will have a negative impact on British businesses and jobs .
Disagreements over membership of the EU's custom union will likely lead to a resignation by either Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond or International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, according to an unnamed senior cabinet minister. Fox supports a clean break from the customs union to allow the UK greater flexibility in forming trade deals outside the EU, whilst Hammond, and increasingly Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, believe that the extra costs and tariffs would have a negative impact on British businesses and jobs.