Rejoining customs union would not fix damage caused by Brexit, research finds - short news
Exclusive: Economists find Brexit caused 12% depression in UK exports, most of which is due to leaving single market
Brexit has depressed UK exports to the EU by 12%, and rejoining the customs union would undo only a fraction of the damage, research shared with the Guardian shows.
With the UK’s future relationship with the bloc likely to feature prominently in a potential Labour leadership contest, the economists John Springford and Anton Spisak, of the Centre for European..
source: The Guardian - 18.06.2026