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The full Meaningful Vote 3 still seems doomed in parliament
John Springford of the Centre for European Reform doubts a customs union plan is sustainable in the long run. “For a lot of Conservative MPs, sovereignty matters and a permanent customs union means we would have the EU determining our tariff and quota policy. It may scrape over the line — but I’m not sure it’s a done deal.”