Philip Hammond

UK FM Hammond to quit, says can't back PM aspirant Boris Johnson on Brexit

Johnson is widely expected to win the governing, centre-right Conservative Party's leadership contest on Tuesday and be named as prime minister

Updated On: 22 Jul 2019 | 3:28 AM IST

UK FinMin sounds warning bells over possible $90 bn loss in no-deal Brexit

Hammond also pushed back against proposed tax cuts and spending increases by the two candidates -- ex-London mayor Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt -- vying to become the next PM

Updated On: 02 Jul 2019 | 8:29 PM IST

Hammond becomes UK finance minister, replaces George Osborne

Osborne was Cameron's closest minister and, before the referendum, had been widely viewed as a likely successor

Updated On: 14 Jul 2016 | 9:52 AM IST