EU: Boris Johnson offering 'impossible' Brexit vision, says Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister

Dijsselbloem tells Johnson he doesn't know what he is talking about

Boris Johnson is offering Britain a vision of life outside the EU that is "intellectually impossible", said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister, who is also a leading European finance minister.

The foreign secretary reportedly told a Czech paper the UK was likely to leave the EU customs union post-Brexit - but still wanted to trade freely after.

However, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister, said such an option "doesn't exist" and was "impossible".

Number 10 said a decision on membership of the customs union had not been made.

Mr Johnson reportedly told the Czech newspaper Hospodarske Noviny he did not believe the UK would remain in the EU customs union after Brexit.

Note Almere-Digest : Bravo Jeroen Dijsselbloem Finally someone in the EU dares to tell Boris Johnson, the British Foreign Minister, that he is all talk and with no substance.

Read more: Boris Johnson offering 'impossible' Brexit vision - BBC News