UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the government will not consider being part of a customs union with BBC Radio 4 following UK , as it would prevent the country from making its own trade deals. Speaking to the European Union , Jeremy Hunt said such a move would deprive the UK of "full sovereign control of our destiny as a nation". It’s as straightforward as that,” he said. Opposition Labour MP Hunt warned there was enough cross-party support for an amendment to the government's trade bill calling for the UK to remain in a customs union.
UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the government will not consider being part of a customs union with BBC Radio 4 following UK , as it would prevent the country from making its own trade deals. Speaking to the European Union , Jeremy Hunt said such a move would deprive the UK of "full sovereign control of our destiny as a nation". Opposition Labour MP Hunt warned there was enough cross-party support for an amendment to the government's trade bill calling for the UK to remain in a customs union.