UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union ‘at present time’, minister says – UK politics live

Housing minister shoots down idea floated by Maroš Šefčovič designed to help reset UK-EU discussions Good morning. The government is obsessed with finding any levers it can that might generate growth. At Davos yesterday Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, was asked if growth was even more important than promoting net zero, and she replied: “Well, if…

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Europe live: Irish parliament tries to confirm Micheál Martin as prime minister after rows in chamber

Chaotic scenes in the Dáil on Wednesday as parliamentarians clashed over appointing Martin The Irish parliament is to reconvene at 10.30 today after a chaotic row over that saw the formal election of the taoiseach abandoned with the Dáil suspended four times. Opposition party leaders were due to meet with the leaders of the government…

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