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U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond confirmed on Sunday he will quit the government if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister. That outcome seems likely, as Johnson is the heavy frontrunner to replace Prime Minister Theresa May in Westminster. Hammond said he never signed up for a no-deal Brexit, which Johnson is open to. Hammond was asked during a television appearance if he expected to get fired after May's departure, but the treasury chief said he would resign before that could happen. "It's very important that the prime minister is able to have a chancellor aligned with him in terms of policy and I therefore intend to resign to Theresa May before she goes to the palace to tender her own resignation on Wednesday," Hammond said. [BBC, The Guardian]

Source: Theweek.com

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