Chancellor rules out rejoining customs union but says Britain must bolster post-Brexit trade with partnersUK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s unfolding trade war makes it even more “imperative” for the UK to improve its post-Brexit trading relations with the European Union, Rachel Reeves has said.The government has ruled out rejoining the EU customs union, but the chancellor has insisted the UK wants to improve its trade relationship with “partners in Europe”, given the difficulties British firms have found in exporting their products around Europe. Continue reading...