Exclusive: Philip Hammond Says Eu Has Rejected Brexiteers' 'max Fac' Brexit Customs Plan

Katie Canales/Business Insider Exclusive: UK Chancellor Philip Hammond tells Business Insider the EU has "in principle" objections to the customs model being pushed by Conservative Brexiteers. Philip Hammond says the alternative "hybrid" customs partnership option is more likely to be backed by the EU, but may not be deliverable in its current form. One leading Conservative Brexiteer MP says Hammond's apparent support for a customs partnership with the EU is "not acceptable." "The chancellor needs to understand we're leaving," Andrew Bridgen MP tells BI. LONDON — The European Union has objections "in principle" to the customs proposal being pushed by the David Davis and other leading Conservative Brexiteers, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has told Business Insider. Speaking to BI during a visit to San Francisco, Hammond said that the "maximum facilitation" model being pushed by Brexit Secretary Davis and others in the Cabinet was unlikely to be accepted by the EU.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Ian Bremmer: Why the American dream doesn't exist anymoreSee Also:A Brexit trade deal with Trump would put British farmers under 'severe threat' warns former ambassador to USIreland's abortion referendum could open a huge fault line in Theresa May's fragile governmentBrexit supporters are angry about a 'secret plot' to keep Britain in Europe after £829,000 is set aside for EU electionsSEE ALSO: All the rights British people could lose after Brexit