Alex Burghart

The deal could form part of negotiations taking place between the UK and EU on Monday.

It comes after the EU's trade chief says the UK could join a customs union as part of post-Brexit "reset".

But Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner points out inflation was higher under the Conservatives.

Conservative frontbencher Alex Burghart will deputise for the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

Alex Burghart was speaking at a debate on the future of the union at the Conservative party conference.

The BBC is shown damp on the ceilings and cracks in the NHS community hospital threatened with closure.

Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart says he wants build up the government's in-house expertise instead.