Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis arrives for a Brexit subcommittee meeting at Downing Street in London, Britain, May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) - There should be no surprise that it is taking time to decide on a future customs arrangement with the European Union, Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said on Thursday. Prime Minister Theresa May’s so-called Brexit war cabinet met on Wednesday and has yet to decide on a proposal for future customs arrangements that will prevent a return to the hard border with EU member Ireland. Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by William James
The UK's Brexit minister, David Davis, has said it is no surprise that working out future customs arrangement with the European Union is taking a while. His comments followed a meeting of the so-called Brexit war cabinet on 2 May that ended without a decision on what form future customs arrangements will take or on how to prevent a hard border with Ireland.