David Lammy has suggested that rejoining the EU customs union would boost economic growth and said Brexit “badly damaged” the UK economy.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that rejoining the customs union was not “currently” the Government’s policy, but that other countries had “seen growth” after doing so.

“It’s self-evident that leaving the European Union badly damaged our economy, took us out of an important market place and created serious friction,” he told the News Agents podcast. New Feature

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“You can see countries like Turkey with a customs union seemingly benefiting and seeing growth in their economy, and again, that’s self-evident,” he said.

He was asked repeatedly whether rejoining the customs union could be a new policy

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