British finance minister says: Kill the spectre of a no-deal Brexit

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Britain鈥檚 Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond leaves from 11 Downing Street in London on May 22, 2019, ahead of the weekly Prime Minister鈥檚 Questions (PMQs) question and answer session in the House of Commons. (AFP/Tolga Akmen)
  • 鈥淲e need to get the spectre of a no-deal exit off the table,鈥� Philip Hammond told the BBC
  • 鈥淟eaving with no deal would be a very bad outcome for the economy,鈥� he said

LONDON: Britain鈥檚 finance minister on Thursday warned those in his party vying for Prime Minister Theresa May鈥檚 job that a no-deal Brexit would undermine the economy and threaten the United Kingdom鈥檚 cohesion.
鈥淲e need to get the spectre of a no-deal exit off the table,鈥� Philip Hammond told the BBC. 鈥淟eaving with no deal would be a very bad outcome for the economy.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 not sure that people necessarily have understood what a risk we would be taking, not only with our economy but also with the future of our precious United Kingdom if we left with no deal,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y personal view is it will not be fine, it will not be ok.鈥�

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