Brexit: Hammond demands 'genuine' negotiations with EU
In his article, Mr Hammond said:"The pivot from demanding changes to the backstop to demanding its total removal is a pivot from a tough negotiating stance to a wrecking one: the unelected people who pull the strings of this government know that this is a demand the EU cannot, and will not, accede to."
"There is no popular mandate for a No Deal Brexit; and no Parliamentary mandate for a No Deal Brexit," he added.Mr Hammond said:"Most people in this country want to see us leave in a smooth and orderly fashion that will not disrupt lives, cost jobs or diminish living standards, whether they voted Leave or Remain in 2016.
to say his demand to scrap the Irish backstop"set the bar so high that there is no realistic probability of a deal being done".
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