The idea of a second Brexit referendum is very likely to be voted again in Westminster although the government remains opposed to the second plebiscite on the same issue of leaving the European Union, the British finance minister said. Chancellor Philip Hammond says "what we know about the vast majority of voters in this country…
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Hammond certain UK has capacity to cope with ‘no-deal’
The UK has the fiscal capacity to cope with leaving the European Union without having first secured a deal, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said. When asked about health spending, he explained that voters would have to accept that if they wanted an expanding health service they would have to pay a “little more tax”….
Hammond: clarity on customs is top priority
“Britain is leaving the political institutions of the EU; but it is not leaving Europe, and British prosperity is, and always will be, closely bound to European prosperity,” – said Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, addressing the European Business Summit in Brussels (24/05/2018) – “So Europe’s success – and the success of the Euro as…
Hammond for a lengthy Brexit transition
The UK finance minister Philip Hammond told the board of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS.N) that he is supportive of a lengthy transition period after Britain leaves the European Union, a source familiar with the talks said, according to Reuters news agency. https://twitter.com/WeeklyJournalUK/status/888715521499303936 The source said Hammond made a presentation to the Goldman Sachs…
Hammond for Brexit 'transitional' deal
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, speaking on the margins of a G20 summit in Hamburg, said his preference was to negotiate a “transitional structure” that takes his country out of the Single market and Customs union “but in the transition phase replicates as much as possible of the existing arrangements”. According to Hammond…
Hammond for “pragmatic” Brexit
British finance minister Philip Hammond said Britain should adopt a “pragmatic” approach to Brexit negotiations which begin on Monday 19th of June (19.06.2017) striking a different tone to Prime Minister Theresa May who has declared to prefer to leave the EU without a deal, than have a poor arrangement. The debate within Britain’s government about…
Hammond confirms EU "pragmatic approach" towards Brexit
The modality of private discussions between the departing UK and the other EU27 members about Brexit has improved since earlier this year, British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday, 5.03.2017, in an interview to ITV. “Whatever is being said publicly ahead of the negotiation, the private messaging is that people are now engaging with…
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