British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would resign if Boris ...
LONDON - British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would resign if Boris Johnson became prime minister because he felt unable to support a leader happy to take the country out of the European Union without a deal.
A loyal Conservative who has served in a number of ministerial roles, Hammond is an unlikely rebel. He said his fears over a no deal forced him to vote against the government for the first time in his 22-year political career last week. But parliamentary opposition to a no deal is growing and the EU is refusing to budge over that withdrawal agreement.
That stance means several more ministers who want to leave with a deal may seek to quit before facing the prospect of being sacked by Johnson. “I want to work with all those MPs who, like me, want to ensure parliament can stop a disastrous no-deal exit,” Starmer said. He instead advised the new prime minister to ask the EU for a little longer if there were signs that the two sides could agree on a compromise position - something Johnson’s rival for the premiership, Jeremy Hunt, has said he is open to.
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