Brexit: Johnson criticizes the May EU customs plan

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Boris Johnson strongly criticizes the plan of Theresa May for a customs relationship with the EU to support him at the cabinet meeting on Friday, the BBC understands.

The Prime Minister held a meeting at Checkers on Friday, where the cabinet agreed to support his preferred option.

But it emerged Mr. Johnson first argued that Ms. May's plan would leave the United Kingdom as a "vbadal state",

The Prime Minister stated that his plan would ensure the issuance Brexit.

This plan would be "impracticable" and could cost the Conservatives the next election.

million. Johnson told his colleagues that the plan could be a "serious brake on free trade," according to Nick Bardley, BBC political correspondent. The Minister of Foreign Affairs told him that the comments were humorous and after a dinner at Checkers, Mr. Johnson paid a heartfelt tribute to the Prime Minister.

The Observer reports that more than 100 entrepreneurs and business leaders view Ms. May's plan as "impractical" and "expensive and bureaucratic".

In the Mail on Sunday, Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen said that a new leader "that he believes should be the Brexite Jacob Rees-Mogg."

"Suffering the consequences"

M. Bridgen called Ms. May's Brexit "a pretense and a charade aimed at fooling the electorate".

-Mogg warned that "a very sweet Brexit means that we are not gone, we are simply a rules taker".

A briefing was distributed to the European Research Group (ERG) – a group of eurosceptic conservative backbench MPs, whom Mr Rees-Mogg leads – says the Prime Minister's plan "would lead directly to a black hole of the worst of Brexit worlds. "

The 18-page document expresses concern that the UK should follow European and European laws Decisions of the Court of Justice and would not be able to develop a Stefan Rousseau / PA Wire

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith told the Sunday Telegraph that if the public perceived Ms. May's plan as a "continued membership" in the Customs Union and Single Market property, the government "would suffer the consequences in the next elections". 19659004] But Ms. May told the Sunday Times: "The only challenge that needs to be done now is for the European Union to take things seriously, to come to the table and discuss it with us. "

She said her plan was a "serious and achievable proposal" and when people voted to leave the EU, "they wanted to take control of our money, our laws and our borders and that's what we are doing. 39. is exactly what we will do "

Theresa May:" This is a serious and achievable proposition "

The main details of Checkers' statement:

• The United Kingdom would accept continued" harmonization "with EU rules on goods, covering only those that are necessary to ensure less trade friction
• Parliament would have the last word on how these rules are incorporated into UK law, retaining the right to refuse to do so
• There will be different provisions for trade in services, including financial products. The current freedom of movement will end, but a "mobility framework" will allow citizens of the United Kingdom and the EU to continue to visit their respective territories and apply for study and work [19659028] customs arrangement will be introduced, with the aim of "a combined customs territory"
• The United Kingdom will be able to control its own tariffs and develop an independent commercial policy
• The competence of the European Court of Justice will end but the United Kingdom will take into account its decisions in areas where common rules are in force