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In London, Chancellor Philip Hammond said he’d had an “extensive discussion” with the visiting Chinese Vice-Premier about Hong Kong, but was more keen to talk up close trade ties.
Between a rock and a hard place: the Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned the many MPs vying to be the next Tory leader that they might not stay in Number 10 for long if they don’t listen to Parliament and instead push for a No Deal Brexit.
A giveaway for some and a promise that austerity is finally coming to an end. Philip Hammond produced his final scheduled budget before Brexit with a flourish of income tax cuts for millions of workers and a series of one-off pledges for the “little extras”.
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has said the announcements in tomorrow’s budget will only apply if there’s a Brexit deal. Failure to secure agreement with the EU would demand a “different response”, he said, but he promised there are reserves available if that happens.
Philip Hammond has abolished stamp duty for many first-time buyers. But the giveaway isn’t as generous as it first appears.
What did chancellor Philip Hammond leave out of his Budget speech today?
The talk in Conservative circles has switched from plots against the Prime Minister to who she should sack. While some MPs had already demanded that Boris Johnson be removed from the Foreign Office, right-wing Brexiteer Nadine Dories today called for Philip Hammond to go.
A British national was killed in the attack on the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond confirms.
Five Britons were among 37 killed in a gun attack at Sousse, a Tunisian tourist resort, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said, warning that a “high proportion” of the casualties could be British.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond confirms at least three UK citizens were among the 150 people thought to have died when a passenger plane crashed in the Alps.
A British woman killed in the terror attack in Tunisia is named by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond as solicitor Sally Adey.
Philip Hammond praises the “brilliance” of spies, amid suggestions Mohammed Emwazi – aka “Jihadi John” – may have been radicalised after attempted recruitment by MI5.
A British national and one Afghan working for the embassy were killed during an attack on a vehicle in Kabul, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.
Cathy Newman
Channel 4 News learns Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has sat on a proposal for the suspension of arms export licences to Israel – proposed by a fellow Conservative – for the last two weeks.
William Hague stands down as foreign secretary and is replaced by Philip Hammond. Nicky Morgan replaces Michael Gove as education secretary and Kenneth Clarke exits.