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Former defence secretary and chancellor Philip Hammond warns that Brits are not ready for war

12/03/25 17:11

Lord Hammond called for a radical change in how the UK gears its economy to combat the escalating threat of Russian aggression. The former Defence Secretary claimed the nation should hack back spending on benefits and pensioners to rebuilding its 'paltry' military and defence industry. And he warned more needed to be done to prepare civilians both mentally and physically, who he feared were woefully unprepared for the potential risk of conflict. The Tory peer weighed into the debate on defence amid mounting fears over America's reliability as an ally, as Donald Trump seeks to tighten relationships with Russian tyrant, Vladimir Putin - while distancing himself from Europe. Speaking on a podcast by investment bank Peel Hunt , Lord Hammond warned 'the repeated implied threat by Donald Trump to throw Europe to the mercy of the Kremlin will quite possibly involve us having to reorganise our economy'. But the 69-year-old former Chancellor said: 'There is no point spending lots of money on defence equipment if you haven't got any men to press the buttons, and we are unable to recruit even to the rather paltry scale army that we currently have....read

Shoppers react with dismay to news that 1p and 2p coins could be completely scrapped - with many fearing prices will be rounded up
25/07/24 09:20
Seaside piers could never be the same again if penny arcades are done away with - although some fear they could be replaced by even more costly 5p and even 10p machines.
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Is this the end for our coppers? Brits face paying more for everyday essentials on the high street if Treasury stops producing 1p and 2p coins, former pensions minister warns
24/07/24 21:52
The Treasury has no plans for more copper coins to be minted in the coming years, it has emerged. And the Royal Mint has not been asked to produce new coins of any kind this year - in a historic first.
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Is this the end of 1p and 2p coins? Treasury orders NO new coins to be minted for first time amid decline in cash payments as officials consider scrapping coppers altogether
24/07/24 16:33
No new 1p and 2p coins are expected to be ordered in the coming years with proposals being worked on to be put to ministers over the future of the coinage, reported the Evening Standard.
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Cryptocurrency firm apologises after hosting party where guests ate sushi from semi-naked models in flashback to City's debauched 80s heyday
28/03/24 20:46
Copper Technologies was thrown into the spotlight after photographs of the event that was a flashback to the City's debauched 80s heyday were leaked.
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Revealed: Man behind champagne-fuelled crypto party where guests awkwardly nibbled sushi served off semi naked women is a celebrity event organiser who masterminded bashes for Simon Cowell, Elton John and Mariah Carey
28/03/24 19:07
MailOnline can reveal the event was organised by Steven Duggan, a well-known party planner who has arranged celebrations for several A list stars.
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Women In The City campaigners slam 'crypto bro' for sushi buffet served on half-naked models, saying: 'If you have to resort to degrading women for sexual titillation, it doesn't say much for the quality of your product on offer'
27/03/24 20:20
Shocking leaked images show a group of men in the red-lacquered room at the five-star Mandrake hotel in central London , with a partially naked man and woman lying motionless on the table.
Guests of 'crypto bro' firm are pictured awkwardly nibbling at buffet of sushi served off semi-naked models at champagne-fuelled party in London hotel in grim flashback to banking's debauched 80s heyday - but hosts insist it was 'performance art'
27/03/24 10:08
The image shows a group of men in the red-lacquered room at the five-star Mandrake hotel in central London , with a partially naked man and woman lying motionless on the table.
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Royal biographer Gyles Brandreth shows off his love of colourful sweaters as he entertains crowds at the Mayfair Times Community Awards in London
16/01/24 22:17
The royal biographer and broadcaster, 75, wore a black sweater with a bright red heart in the middle as he led those arriving at the venue in London this evening.
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One imagined Betty Boothroyd gazing down from paradise at a church not devoid of gasbags... and wondered if she was managing to hold her tongue: QUENTIN LETTS at the memorial service for the late Commons Speaker
16/01/24 21:49
Betty Boothroyd's memorial service was held yesterday at St Margaret's, Westminster. No Tony Blair, no John Major, no William Hague, no Gordon Brown. Not a sniff of John Bercow.
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Goodbye to the Queen of the Commons: Senior MPs and ex-ministers attend memorial service for first female Speaker Betty Boothroyd with Keir Starmer, Lindsay Hoyle, Philip Hammond and Neil Hamilton among mourners
16/01/24 11:35
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the current Speaker, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, and ex-Tory Chancellor Lord Hammond were among those to attend the thanksgiving event at St Margaret's Church.
As one of its engineers demands immunity from prosecution and it emerges the tech firm that produced the Post Office's flawed Horizon system has a staggering £6.5billion worth of government contracts - will Fujitsu ever face justice?
13/01/24 02:23
Behind a thick velvet rope, guarded by burly bouncers from security firm G4S, lay the 'Blue Room', a VIP lounge billed as the Tory Party conference's single most hallowed space.
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QUENTIN LETTS: I thought Jeremy Hunt was making saucer eyes at your sketch writer... but his wife was sitting right behind me!
22/11/23 22:26
QUENTIN LETTS: Jeremy Hunt began the Autumn Statement by bellowing, 'Mr Speaker, I come today with good news. It's my wife's birthday! And unlike me, she's looking younger every year.'
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No10 slaps down Tory ex-chancellor Philip Hammond after he says the UK should RELAX immigration rules and bring in cheap foreign labour to avoid a recession and keep down interest rates to help homeowners with mortgages
22/06/23 10:18
Mr Hammond, now a Tory peer, said that the move could act to bring down stubbornly high inflation being driven by rising wages without the need for interest rate rises hammering homeowners.
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Rishi Sunak says the UK has to balance its books and cut borrowing as he rules out cancelling 6p corporation tax increase in March 15 Budget despite calls from three former Chancellors to axe change to help businesses
28/02/23 10:59
Speaking in Northern Ireland after sealing a Brexit deal with the EU he dashed the hopes of politicians including three of his predecessors as Chancellor.
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Clarifications and corrections
27/02/23 11:37
A feature in Thursday's paper on China's support for Russia suggested that former Chancellor Philip Hammond had written an article for China Daily which argued that the UK and China should 'return...
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Now THREE ex-chancellors want Jeremy Hunt to drop plans to hike corporation tax by 6p in his Budget next month as Philip Hammond and Kwasi Kwarteng join George Osborne in urging help for struggling firms
26/02/23 16:36
Philip Hammond and Kwasi Kwarteng added their weight to demands for a rethink of the levy increase in the Budget next month. George Osborne made a similar intervention 10 days ago.
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London becomes 'the global centre of hacking' in 'hack-for-hire' scandal: Criminal gang with links to the City 'targeted more than 100 VIPs including BBC's Chris Mason, ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond and football chief Michel Platini'
06/11/22 02:13
The so-called 'hack-for-hire' network is alleged to have hacked the private email accounts of a string of British politicians, Government officials, journalists and businessmen.
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New lobby row as former Chancellor Philip Hammond lands job with Saudi finance minister - raising fears he could offer 'access and influence' to a foreign government
13/07/21 23:22
Mr Hammond, 65, lost the UK's Tory whip after rebelling against Boris Johnson's Brexit plans, but was still given a peerage by the Prime Minister.
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Now probe David Cameron's £700m China deal: Commons standards chief Chris Bryant calls for sleaze inquiry to investigate suspicion ex-PM lobbied Philip Hammond to back investment fund set up by friend Lord Chadlington
17/04/21 22:22
Chairman of the Commons Standards Committee is calling for an inquiry into lobbying by David Cameron to also examine a meeting that the former UK Prime Minister had with Philip Hammond.
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ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Spreadsheet Phil...the nightclub king of Essex! Former Chancellor Hammond is financial backer behind TOWIE's Sugar Hut
20/03/21 22:01
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Philip Hammond has vajazzled his gloomster image, I can reveal. The former Chancellor is a financial backer behind the Sugar Hut in Brentwood.
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'Giving money away is easier than collecting it': Former Chancellor Lord Hammond warns government should resist 'extravagant' spending because public needs some 'home truths' on economy - ahead of 'giveaway' budget
25/02/21 07:09
Lord Hammond claimed that the public needed to face some difficult 'home truths' over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK economy.
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Ex-Tory chancellor Philip Hammond claims Theresa May had no clear plan for Brexit, accuses her of a 'coup' when she set out hardline strategy for leaving the EU and blasts her for 'confusing stubbornness with heroism'
01/02/21 13:00
Philip Hammond has launched a savage attack on Theresa May, claiming she had no idea what Brexit should look like when she became PM in July 2016.
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Rishi Sunak is unlikely to announce an emergency Budget for a No Deal Brexit because Treasury believes robust Covid financial support will soften financial blow
09/12/20 01:12
Rishi Sunak is unlikely to produce an emergency Budget if there is a No Deal Brexit because the support granted to firms amid Covid is already so substantial, it emerged last night.
Tory aide 'frogmarched' out of Downing Street after being fired by Dominic Cummings amid Brexit leaks frenzy settles employment case with 'five figure payout'
13/11/20 08:20
Treasury adviser Sonia Khan was dramatically sacked by Dominic Cummings amid a Brexit frenzy last year, after she was accused of still being in touch with former boss Philip Hammond.
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Philip Hammond 'sent flattering letter to Saudi finance minister days before announcing his intention to quit as chancellor and later took paid role advising him'
13/09/20 11:31
Philip Hammond wrote a 'flattering' letter to Saudi Arabia's finance minister days before setting out his intention to quit as chancellor before later taking a paid adviser role to the politician.
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Snubbed! John Bercow, Tom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn's ex-chief of staff will NOT get peerages, despite the former Labour leader nominating them, sources say
27/07/20 21:01
John Bercow, Tom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn's former chief of staff Karie Murphy will be formally rejected for peerages this week when the Dissolution Honours are published.
ANDREW PIERCE: Is Philip Hammond getting too cosy with tyrants?
20/07/20 01:03
ANDREW PIERCE: When the Kremlin tried to assassinate double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, Philip Hammond was hawkish in calling for retaliation against Russia.
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Lord Beefy! Boris Johnson will give former England cricket captain Sir Ian Botham a peerage this month as he rewards Brexiteers and Remainers including Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond
17/07/20 22:50
Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to reward Brexiteers, including cricketer Sir Ian Botham, with peerages on the anniversary of Mr Johnson arriving at Downing Street
Rishi Sunak's VERY expensive tastes: Chancellor poses for mini-Budget preparation photograph with £180 'smart' mug which keeps your tea at the same temperature for three hours
07/07/20 16:30
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a modern twist on the traditional pre-Budget photograph today as he posed with his £180 'smart' mug.
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Beijing's role in UK's nuclear power plants is 'under review' amid growing tensions with China as ministers face Tory calls for new sanction regime to be extended to figures linked to human rights abuses in Hong Kong
07/07/20 08:55
The government is set to U-turn on allowing Huawei a role in the 5G project after intelligence agencies warned US sanctions had raised doubts about security.
Ex-chancellors Philip Hammond, George Osborne and Alistair Darling urge Rishi Sunak to CUT taxes over the next two years while the UK is in coronavirus 'recovery' - but warn of 1980s-style unemployment levels and austerity to come later
03/06/20 17:03
Philip Hammond, George Osborne and Alistair Darling suggested there is little economic 'logic' to hiking taxes at this stage despite soaring government borrowing and debt.
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New doubts over Newcastle's £300m takeover... with rival clubs angry at illegal piracy of Premier League games in Saudi Arabia
16/05/20 23:40
Newcastle's protracted Saudi Arabian takeover is growing ever-more complicated with some Premier League clubs expressing reservations about the league's board clearing the deal.
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Ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond bags his FOURTH job since leaving Parliament in December after joining private equity firm
12/04/20 00:49
Pictured in 2017, then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond (right) leaves a Brexit Cabinet meeting with then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, now the UK's PM.
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Former Chancellor Philip Hammond says his successor Sajid Javid made 'the right call' in resigning instead of sacking all his aides
10/03/20 23:37
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said Sajid Javid had no choice but to quit in protest last month after he was told he would have to sack his aides if he wanted to keep his job.
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SIMON WALTERS: This Cabinet reshuffle was a ruthless crushing for enemies of henchman Dominic Cummings's masterplan
13/02/20 22:43
SIMON WALTERS: No 10 is intent on annexing No 11, crushing any hope of its independence, and has moved to exert control with a ruthlessness that has not been seen in years.
Disgraced ex-Tory treasurer who gave the party £3.5million is to receive a peerage from Boris Johnson despite being involved in 'cash for access' row
06/02/20 22:04
Former Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas is said to be on a list of more than a dozen people proposed by Boris Johnson in the dissolution honours. Mr Cruddas quit as treasurer in 2012.
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Boris Johnson 'nominates Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke for peerages' as he makes peace with his Brexit critics and is also set to offer former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson a seat in the House of Lords
06/02/20 07:53
Boris Johnson has reportedly nominated Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke for peerages as the Prime Minister extends an olive branch to two of his most vociferous Brexit critics.
Ex-MP Mark Field is found GUILTY of breaching ministerial code after manhandling a climate change protester who invaded a black tie City dinner
20/12/19 16:12
A Cabinet Office probe today found that he was 'justified in intervening to try to stop' Greenpeace's Janet Barker reaching the top table in June but did not need to use force to stop her.
Eeyore's last harrumph: He nursed a healthy economy but, writes ANDREW PIERCE, ultra-Remainer Philip Hammond infuriated his party for his mulish opposition to No Deal - and he couldn't resist a final barb
05/11/19 23:43
ANDREW PIERCE: For a politician often likened to Winnie-the-Pooh's gloomy friend Eeyore, it seemed apposite that Philip Hammond should announce 'with great sadness' his decision.
Former Chancellor Phillip Hammond is accused of blocking moves to improve tower block safety in the wake of the Grenfell disaster
02/11/19 22:48
When he was Chancellor, Philip Hammond vetoed efforts to accelerate the process of making tower blocks safe on the grounds that private leaseholders should pay to replace the hazardous cladding.
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Ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond blasts Boris Johnson's 'threats and tantrums', saying he will vote AGAINST the PM's call for a pre-Christmas election because he wants a Brexit deal done first
27/10/19 09:02
The former Tory said he wanted a Brexit deal done before voters go to the polls and said there was a need for 'cool' heads in the Government.
'They've kicked away the ladder of redemption': Nine former Tory MPs who voted down Boris Johnson's bid to leave on October 31 have little chance of rejoining party, says No10 source
24/10/19 00:37
The rebels include Philip Hammond, Ken Clarke, Dominic Grieve QC and Rory Stewart. They all voted for the deal on Tuesday night but against the timetable motion.
ROBIN HARRIS: Puffed-up Tory popinjays put petty vendettas ahead of our national interest
19/10/19 21:31
Brexit has become a never-ending national crisis for one reason only, writes ROBIN HARRIS. It is because this shambolic Parliament will not do its political, constitutional and moral duty.
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Oliver Letwin 'is Remainer QC's useful idiot': Lawyer who masterminded Gina Miller's legal challenge to Brexit AND Boris Johnson' Supreme Court humiliation helped MP draft Saturday's wrecking amendment
19/10/19 21:19
Ten former Tory rebels derailed the crucial Commons vote, dubbed 'Super Saturday', helped by Lord Pannick QC - who has led the charge against the PM in the Supreme Court.
Ten Ex-Tory rebels including Philip Hammond and Amber Rudd back Oliver Letwin amendment and pull the rug from under Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
19/10/19 14:25
A slew of MPs forced out or who left the party since Mr Johnson became Prime Minister joined his supposed DUP allies in voting for a rebel amendment in a dramatic showdown this afternoon.
Philip Hammond will NOT vote for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal and brands it a 'heavily camouflaged no-deal' as he backs Remainer plot to delay Brexit
19/10/19 08:48
The ex-top minister said the PM needed to 'reassure' sceptics like him that the withdrawal agreement would not lead to the UK crashing out of the EU next year.
Enter the Tory Brexit wreckers: Plot to delay October 31 deadline AGAIN is led by Philip Hammond and Dominic Grieve as Number 10 accuses them of trying to 'sabotage' Boris Johnson's 'do or die' Halloween exit date
12/10/19 21:02
Philip Hammond and Dominic Grieve are central to moves to compel Mr Johnson to send a letter to Brussels asking for an extension to the UK's membership.
Three former Tory Cabinet members including ex-Home Secretary Amber Rudd are planning to start new political group, report says
11/10/19 00:10
Amber Rudd, Philip Hammond and David Gauke are said to be forming a party in all but name. If Boris Johnson pursues a No Deal Brexit manifesto, more Tory MPs are expected to join.
Remainer MPs must NOT vote for a snap election, warns ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond as he says Brexiteers should bow to EU demands to stay in customs union
10/10/19 08:51
Former chancellor Philip Hammond gave Boris Johnson another headache as he urged the government to bow to EU demands to stay in the customs union.
DOMINIC LAWSON: Of all the Brexit conspiracy theories, the claim it's a plot by evil bankers is surely the loopiest
29/09/19 23:10
DOMINIC LAWSON: From the day we voted to leave the European Union, those most unhappy with the result have been intent on undermining that popular verdict's legitimacy with conspiracy theories.
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Amber Rudd warns No10 bid to 'divide and rule' Tory Remainer rebels will not work as as she confirms she WON'T fight snap election in her Hastings constituency
12/09/19 12:25
Former Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd said she and the other 21 MPs who had lost the whip should be treated 'as a whole'.
Boris Johnson offers an olive branch to Tory Remainer rebels and opens the way to them rejoining the Conservative party after brutal purge over No Deal vote
12/09/19 00:32
The Prime Minister last night told the Chief Whip to write to all MPs and set out the appeals process to restore the whip - after 21 were kicked out of the party for voting against Mr Johnson in the Commons.
ANDREW PIERCE: Philip Hammond's election gift for Jeremy Corbyn
09/09/19 00:41
ANDREW PIERCE: The former Chancellor is consulting lawyers on whether his ejection is a breach of the Conservative Party constitution.I hear he's also planning to run as an Independent Tory.
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Tory Brexit civil war explodes as Philip Hammond claims the Conservative Party is being turned into an 'extreme right-wing faction' amid speculation MORE will follow Amber Rudd out
08/09/19 15:30
The Conservative Party's Brexit civil war exploded today as Philip Hammond claimed the Tories are being turned into an 'extreme right-wing faction'
Theresa May leads fight to reinstate Remainer rebels as she emerges as the leading critic of Boris Johnson's 'brutal' decision to purge 21 Tories
07/09/19 22:10
Theresa May has emerged as the leading critic of Boris Johnson's 'brutal' decision to purge 21 Remainer rebels from the Tory benches, having already placed two formal complaints against Boris.
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Philip Hammond hits out against the 'purge' of his fellow Tory rebels - and warns he'll take legal action over Boris Johnson's beleaguered administration
07/09/19 21:39
The former Chancellor, told his local newspaper: 'This is my party, and I am not going to be pushed out of it by unelected Downing Street advisers who are not Conservatives.'
Did Brexit rebel Philip Hammond sack aide for wearing brown shoes? Tory party dossier on our former Chancellor which he says is nothing but a political smear
07/09/19 21:23
The claims - most of which Mr Hammond says are 'categorically untrue' - have emerged after Mr Hammond joined 20 other Tory MPs in backing a bill to block a No Deal Brexit.
Boris Johnson says he wants to 'build bridges' with the 21 Remainer rebels he stripped of the Tory whip as he refuses to sack Dominic Cummings
06/09/19 13:22
Boris Johnson today insisted he wants to 'build bridges' with the 21 MPs he stripped of the Tory whip this week after they voted to block a No Deal Brexit.
Furious Tory MPs accuse Dominic Cummings of overseeing a 'Stalinist purge' of the Conservative Party as pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to reverse his decision to expel 21 rebels
05/09/19 12:40
Furious Tory backbenchers have accused Dominic Cummings of overseeing a 'Stalinist purge' of the Conservative Party.
Explosion of loathing at No10: The incendiary row between savage ex-Chancellor and table-thumping PM that led to Tory defeat (while attack dog Dominic Cummings was spotted smooching with his wife)
03/09/19 23:09
At 8.10am on Radio 4's Today Programme, Philip Hammond - 22 years a Tory MP, a former defence and foreign secretary and until a few short weeks ago Chancellor of the Exchequer - was defiant.
STEPHEN GLOVER: Philip Hammond's defiance has given Jeremy Corbyn a lethal weapon.. but maybe his fight should be with Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister's chief adviser (who spent yesterday afternoon on a romantic stroll with his wife)
03/09/19 21:17
STEPHEN GLOVER: The question Tory rebels should ask themselves today is who in the world will be most thrilled by their role in helping defeat Boris Johnson and the Conservative Government.
Philip Hammond vows to fight Boris Johnson in the courts if the PM follows through on his threat to sack Tory rebels who vote to block a No Deal Brexit
03/09/19 16:42
Philip Hammond has vowed to fight Boris Johnson in the courts if the Prime Minister follows through on his threat to sack Tory rebels who vote to block a No Deal Brexit.
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Philip Hammond fires extraordinary broadside at Dominic Cummings as the ex-chancellor labels Boris Johnson's top adviser an 'entryist' who does not care about the Conservative Party and wants to turn the Tories into a 'narrow faction'
03/09/19 11:58
Philip Hammond fired a broadside at Boris Johnson's top adviser today as he accused Dominic Cummings of being an 'entryist' intent on turning the Tories into a 'narrow faction'.
Seven demands to bind the PM's hands: Checklist of requirements rebel MPs want Boris Johnson to stick to as he pushes forward with Brexit
02/09/19 21:47
MPs will push today for an incendiary law to be passed through the Commons in a bid to frustrate the Prime Minister's Brexit plans.
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Dominic Cummings is accused of using an armed police officer to humiliate sacked aide Sonia Khan by having her escorted from No 10
01/09/19 00:27
Colleagues claimed Dominic Cummings had used the armed officer to humiliate aide Sonia Khan, 27, over a political feud, by getting her marched out of No10.
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How Remainer Philip Hammond plotted to derail Boris's Brexit with top Tory donor at upmarket Mayfair restaurant Le Caprice over tuna ceviche and grilled octopus
31/08/19 23:14
Mr Hammond and entrepreneur Mr Marks, who has given more than £160,000 to the Conservatives since 2013, were given a discreet alcove away from prying eyes.
Jacob Rees-Mogg DARES Remainers to try and bring down Boris Johnson next week and accuses them of being 'scared' of an election as new poll shows PM would win 24 seat majority
31/08/19 21:00
Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused 'deceitful' MPs planning a last-ditch Commons move to block No Deal Brexit of being too frightened to call a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson.
Philip Hammond wades in to sacked aide row... as it's revealed how Dominic Cummings sacked Treasury spad Sonia Khan over texts to ex-Sky presenter that she tried to delete before he checked her phone
31/08/19 20:59
Sonia Khan was frogmarched out of Downing Street by police on Thursday night. She was caught 'frantically deleting messages' to outspoken Boris critic Poppy Trowbridge.
Boris Johnson threatens to SACK Tory Remainer MPs who vote to block No Deal as plot to scupper Brexit intensifies
31/08/19 06:54
The Prime Minister is set to prevent Remainer MPs within his party from standing at the next general election should they try to prevent a No Deal next week.
'Livid' Sajid Javid furiously confronts Boris Johnson over his sacked aide: Chancellor in furious row with PM after Brexit mastermind Dominic Cummings axed Treasury spad
30/08/19 21:04
The Chancellor was 'livid' after the Prime Minister's chief aide Dominic Cummings fired Sonia Khan amid accusations she had leaked Brexit secrets to her former boss Philip Hammond.
Dominic Cummings reads SPADs the riot act: Furious Brexit mastermind scolds aides for 'leaking bulls***' and tells them they can 'f*** off' if they don't like him after advisor was sacked for 'lying about contact with Remainers'
30/08/19 18:43
The PM's maverick Brexit chief sent the stark warning at a gathering of advisers in Downing Street tonight after he axed Sajid Javid's aide and accused her of keeping in touch with Philip Hammond.
Sajid Javid only found out that his own aide had been sacked by maverick No10 chief Dominic Cummings AFTER she was frogmarched out of Downing Street 'for lying about contact with Remainer rebel Philip Hammond's allies'
30/08/19 11:15
Sonia Khan was dramatically axed after being accused of staying in touch with people close to her former boss, Philip Hammond.
Former Philip Hammond aide is FROGMARCHED out of Downing Street by police after being accused of LEAKING Brexit secrets by Boris Johnson's top adviser Dominic Cummings
29/08/19 23:30
EXCLUSIVE: Sonia Khan, the former chancellor's special adviser, was allegedly confronted by Boris Johnson's chief aide Dominic Cummings who accused her of helping Hammond stop No deal.
Ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond demands an apology from Boris Johnson over claims he leaked damaging Operation Yellowhammer dossier warning of No Deal chaos
25/08/19 13:05
Philip Hammond, said in the strongly-worded letter that it was apparent the document was dated August 2019, and so could not have been leaked by a minister from Theresa May's government.
The 17 Tories who could bring down the PM: Cabal of anti-No Deal campaigners that No.10 fears could turf Boris Johnson out of office in knife-edge no confidence vote within weeks
17/08/19 22:37
The list, compiled by Johnson loyalists, reveals 17 potential rebels, including ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond, veteran Europhile Ken Clarke (pictured) and Brexit critic Dominic Grieve.
Boris Johnson savages the saboteurs: PM accuses Philip Hammond and co of 'gravely damaging' Britain's national interest as government signs landmark Brexit 'commencement order' to end rule of EU law on October 31
17/08/19 21:11
Mr Johnson said it was 'plain as a pikestaff' that Mr Hammond was undermining the UK in negotiations with Brussels and making it harder for Britain to get a new deal with the EU.
Philip Hammond is threatened with deselection by his constituency over his bid to scupper No Deal Brexit
17/08/19 11:00
Philip Hammond's attempts to thwart No Deal have led to calls for deselection in his Runnymede and Weybridge constituency. But an influential local Tory has pledged her support.
Chancellor Sajid Javid hints he could slash taxes within months as he also considers stamp duty shake-up to make life easier for first-time buyers
16/08/19 23:38
Britain's Chancellor Sajid Javid suggested he could cut taxes in the upcoming Budget - including for higher earners, claiming that maximising revenue does not necessarily come from increasing taxes.
Furious Tories threaten 'patronising and deliberately misleading' former chancellor Philip Hammond with a confidence vote for trying to stop No Deal Brexit
16/08/19 08:26
Former chancellor Philip Hammond faces the prospect of a potential vote of no confidence in his Surrey constituency because of his ardent anti-No Deal Brexit stance.

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