- Brexit Secretary David Davis is calling for a temporary customs union with the EU after Brexit, but also wants the country to negotiate other trade deals, which could be a sticking point in the divorce talks.
- The Brexit transition will be, most likely two years, he added, while insisting there was no chance of the U.K. agreeing on a Brexit bill "number" by this fall.
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