UK: Theresa May is facing a demand from Conservative Brexiteers to drop one of the government’s preferred post-Brexit customs options.A 30-page document passed to the BBC says a “customs partnership” would make meaningful trade deals “impossible” to forge and render the UK’s International Trade Department “obsolete”.It comes ahead of a key meeting of senior ministers on Wednesday.They will discuss the different options to replace customs union membership.The issue threatens to split the meeting of the Brexit sub-committee and could have long-term implications for the government.
Cotton prices surge as Pakistan’s ginning season begins in second week of May for first time
ISLAMABAD: Cotton and lint prices surged as Pakistan’s ginning cycle began in the second week of May for the first...
