Hammond said that Downing Street's demands for the EU to remove the Irish backstop part of the Withdrawal Agreement, will likely lead to Britain leaving the EU without a deal.
Hammond has urged Boris Johnson to listen to Parliament, which is opposed to a no-deal Brexit.: Former Chancellor Philip Hammond has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson's advisers of deliberately orchestrating a no-deal Brexit by demanding that the Irish backstop—a key part of the Withdrawal Agreement struck with the European Union —be scrapped.
He added that he wanted to see Johnson “delivering a great deal for Britain," and that people want to maintain a close trading relationship with the EU to protect British jobs and minimise disruption.by making unreasonable demands on Europe. Hammond told the BBC that a no-deal Brexit would cause significant harm to the U.K. economy and potentially, irreparable damage to the union uniting England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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