"The PM was clear that we will be leaving the customs union," he told reporters.
"We also want the freedom to strike our own free trade deals ... We've been engaged in preliminary discussions on trade with more than a dozen countries and ... you can see that there has been a warm response." (Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Alistair Smout)British talks on trade deals outside EU received warmly: PM May's spokesman
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