UK PM Theresa May: UK will be leaving the customs union

Headlines are hitting the wires from the UK PM Theresa May, as she says that the UK will be leaving the Customs Union, putting the earlier rumors to rest.

Additional Headlines:

The UK will negotiate customs partnership.

Reiterates goals of new trade deals, no hard Irish border.

Earlier today, The Telegraph report that cited that Britain will tell Brussels it is prepared to stay in the customs union beyond 2021.