The UK could accept putting tariffs on some goods traded with the EU after Brexit, sources said today. The proposal could be used to unlock trade talks which ended in a fourth round of deadlock today.
But it could raise the prices of some everyday products traded with the EU, which are currently tariff-free until the end of December.
And it would be a major departure from previous promises by Boris Johnson. Six months ago Boris Johnson claimed he would win a "zero-tariff" trade deal with the EU.
He said during the election campaign: "We have a zero-tariff, zero-quota position now. "And I’ve absolutely no doubt at all that we’ll be able to make sure that the EU protects its own interests and has a deal with us that ensures that continues