North and south korea as the Winter Olympics come to a close, pyongyang says it will now sit down for talks with the United States. On meet the author this week my guest is sirjohn tusa, broadcaster and man of the arts whose own story, making a noise, is also a portrait of modern britain. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour would keep britain in a Customs Union with the eu according to the partys brexit spokesman. Sir keir starmer told the Bbcs Andrew Marr show that a new treaty, replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. The Prime Minister is committed to leaving both the Single Market and the Customs Union shes expected to outline the governments position in more detail this week. Our Political Correspondent emma vardy reports. After months of uncertainty over labours position, now the party is moving decisively away from a so called hard brexit. It has been unanimously agreed, according to the shado
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