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| No cash in Budget for 'no-deal' Brexit - Philip Hammond | |
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| Taxpayers' money should not be spent on preparing for a "no-deal" Brexit yet, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. | |
| Writing in the Times ahead of next month's Budget, Mr Hammond said he would spend only when it was "responsible" to do so. | Writing in the Times ahead of next month's Budget, Mr Hammond said he would spend only when it was "responsible" to do so. |
| The chancellor said he had a responsibility to be "realistic" about the challenges of leaving the EU. | The chancellor said he had a responsibility to be "realistic" about the challenges of leaving the EU. |
| His comments came after Theresa May refused to say how she would vote if there was another EU referendum. | His comments came after Theresa May refused to say how she would vote if there was another EU referendum. |
| After the prime minister revealed this week that the government had plans for a Brexit scenario without a trade deal, Mr Hammond stressed the importance of avoiding a no-deal end to negotiations with the EU. | After the prime minister revealed this week that the government had plans for a Brexit scenario without a trade deal, Mr Hammond stressed the importance of avoiding a no-deal end to negotiations with the EU. |
| He said he would be "prepared for all outcomes, including a no-deal scenario" but added that the best stimulus for the economy was "certainty". | He said he would be "prepared for all outcomes, including a no-deal scenario" but added that the best stimulus for the economy was "certainty". |
| This - he wrote - could be achieved by "reaching a deal on the terms of our future long-term relationship with the European Union". | This - he wrote - could be achieved by "reaching a deal on the terms of our future long-term relationship with the European Union". |
| An extra £412m has already been allocated to government departments to prepare for Brexit over the next four years. | An extra £412m has already been allocated to government departments to prepare for Brexit over the next four years. |
| Government sources have sought to play down the significance of Mr Hammond's words, insisting he was merely reflecting Treasury caution ahead of the Budget. | |
| On Tuesday, Mrs May - who backed Remain in last year's vote - was repeatedly asked if she would now vote for Brexit. | On Tuesday, Mrs May - who backed Remain in last year's vote - was repeatedly asked if she would now vote for Brexit. |
| She told LBC radio: "I don't answer hypothetical questions." | She told LBC radio: "I don't answer hypothetical questions." |
| The PM added: "I voted Remain for good reasons at the time but circumstances move on." | The PM added: "I voted Remain for good reasons at the time but circumstances move on." |
| Presenter Iain Dale asked Mrs May why she could not say she had changed her mind, given that she was leading the country into Brexit. | Presenter Iain Dale asked Mrs May why she could not say she had changed her mind, given that she was leading the country into Brexit. |
| "Yes and I'm prime minister ensuring I'm going to deliver Brexit for the British people," she replied. | "Yes and I'm prime minister ensuring I'm going to deliver Brexit for the British people," she replied. |
| Pressed again, Mrs May said: "I am being open and honest with you. What I did last time round was I looked at everything and I came to a judgement and I would do exactly the same this time round. | Pressed again, Mrs May said: "I am being open and honest with you. What I did last time round was I looked at everything and I came to a judgement and I would do exactly the same this time round. |
| "But we are not having another referendum and that's absolutely crucial." | "But we are not having another referendum and that's absolutely crucial." |
| Downing Street sources suggested it was "ridiculous" to say her comments raised doubts about whether she would deliver Brexit, as some critics suggested. | Downing Street sources suggested it was "ridiculous" to say her comments raised doubts about whether she would deliver Brexit, as some critics suggested. |
| Mrs May's second in command, First Secretary of State Damian Green, was asked the same question. | Mrs May's second in command, First Secretary of State Damian Green, was asked the same question. |
| Mr Green, who was a board member of the campaign to keep Britain in the EU, told Channel 4 News: "I don't resile from anything I said during the election campaign." | Mr Green, who was a board member of the campaign to keep Britain in the EU, told Channel 4 News: "I don't resile from anything I said during the election campaign." |
| He told Newsnight "it would have been" better had the country voted Remain. | He told Newsnight "it would have been" better had the country voted Remain. |
| Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson said: "It is staggering that even the prime minister isn't convinced by the government's approach to Brexit." | Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson said: "It is staggering that even the prime minister isn't convinced by the government's approach to Brexit." |
| Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage tweeted: "How can Theresa May negotiate Brexit without believing in it?" | Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage tweeted: "How can Theresa May negotiate Brexit without believing in it?" |
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