e.u. us customs union. full customs union membership events us from negotiating our own compmprehensive trade deals. i want britain to be able to negotiate its own trade agreements, but i also want tariffs-free trade with europe and cross-border trade to be as frictionless as possible. that means i do not want britain to be part of the, commercial policy, and i did do not want us to be bound by external tariffs. these are elements of thee customs union that prevent us from striking our own comprehensive trade agreements with other countries. but i do want us to have a custom agreement with e.u. whether that means we will reach a e.u. customs agreement, the customs union in some way will remain a signatory to some i have nof it, preconceived condition. i have an open mind on how we do it. it is not the means that matter but the end. clear, i want to remove as many barriers to trade as possible, and i want britain to be free to establish our own schedules at the world trade organization. many we can reach new

e.u. customs. and it is true that full custom union membership prevents us from negotiating our own comprehensive trade deal. and i want britain to be able to negotiate its own trade agreements. but i also want free trade with europe and cross-border trade to be as frictionless as possible. that means i do not want britain to be part of a commercial policy and i do not want us to be bound by common external elements. these are what prevents us from striking our own comprehensive trade agreement with other countries. but i do want us to have a customs agreement with the e.u. whether that means we must make a completely new customs agreement or to remain the signature to, i hold no preconceived position. i have an open mind on how we do it, it is not the means that matter, but the end when those ends are clear, i want to remove as many bias trade as possible and i want britain to be treated to establish our own schedule of the world trade organization. meaning we can reach new trade agreements not just with the e.u. but with old friends and new allies and outside of europe too. a global britain must also

the elements of the customs union that prevent us from striking our own comprehensive trade agreements with other countries. but i do want us to have a customs agreement with the e.u., whether that means we must reach a completely new customs agreement, become an associate member of the customs union in some way, or remain a signatory to some elements of it, i hold no preconceived position. i have an open mind on how we do it. it is not the means that matter, but the ends. and those ends are clear -- i want to remove as many barriers to trade as possible. and i want britain to be free to establish our own tariff schedules at the world trade organization, meaning we can reach new trade agreements not just with the european union, but with old friends and new allies from outside europe, too. a global britain must also be a country that looks to the future. that means being one of the best places in the world for science and innovation. one of our great strengths as a nation is the breadth and depth of our academic and scientific communities, backed up by some of the world's best universities. and we have a proud history of leading and supporting cutting-edge researc