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British parliament can block no-deal Brexit – ex-finance minister Hammond British Parliament can block no-deal Brexit – ex-finance minister Hammond
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Britain’s former finance minister, Philip Hammond, is confident that parliament could block a no-deal Brexit if unelected people around Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to force such a disorderly outcome, Reuters reports. Britain’s former finance minister, Philip Hammond, is confident that Parliament could block a no-deal Brexit if unelected people around Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to force such a disorderly outcome, Reuters reports.
Hammond said on Wednesday demands to remove the Irish border backstop were part of a wrecking strategy by unidentified advisers around Johnson that put the UK on an “inevitable” course towards a no-deal Brexit. Hammond said on Wednesday that demands to remove the Irish border backstop were part of a wrecking strategy by unidentified advisers around Johnson that puts the UK on an “inevitable” course towards a no-deal Brexit.
“To set the bar for negotiations so high that we inevitably leave without a deal would be a betrayal,” Hammond told BBC radio.“To set the bar for negotiations so high that we inevitably leave without a deal would be a betrayal,” Hammond told BBC radio.
Any attempt to bypass MPs would propel the UK into a constitutional crisis, Hammond said, adding that “parliament is clearly opposed to a no-deal exit.” Any attempt to bypass MPs would propel the UK into a constitutional crisis, Hammond said, adding that “Parliament is clearly opposed to a no-deal exit.”