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Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss Nowak tells Starmer
TUC's Paul Nowak says rejoining an EU customs union could reduce trade barriers and bureaucracy, benefiting industries and addressing living standards amid political shifts.
- Earlier this month, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak urged the Labour government to explore a customs union with the EU to boost economic growth, pressing ministers to maintain worker protections.
- Citing polling and research, Paul Nowak linked a customs union proposal to improving living standards, warning voters were abandoning Labour amid financial insecurity backed by Joseph Rowntree Foundation research and TUC polling.
- Parliamentary moves included 13 Labour MPs voting December 9 to advance the Liberal Democrat bill, while Wes Streeting, Health Secretary, and David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister, signalled support for closer EU trade.
- Political constraints include Labour manifesto ruling out the existing EU customs union and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warning rejoining risks deals with the United States and India.
- Given the TUC represents 47 trade unions and more than five million members, a customs union would eliminate tariffs with the EU and reduce bureaucracy but limit UK trade deal flexibility.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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