The prime minister is gathering a group of senior Conservatives at her country retreat amid speculation she could be ousted.
for a third vote this week if there is still not enough support for it.
On the prospect of a fresh public vote, Mr Hammond said:"I'm not sure there's a majority in parliament in support of a second referendum but it's a perfectly coherent proposition. Despite the speculation over Mrs May's future and his own, Cabinet Office minister Mr Lidington ruled out stepping into the top job, as he repeated his plea for MPs to finally support the Brexit deal."There's one thing that working closely with the prime minister does, is cure you completely of any lingering shred of ambition to want to do that task.
However, his support for Mrs May was far from wholehearted, as he branded her recent request for a Brexit delay"as close to a national humiliation as I've seen". "This is a government in which the country can have no confidence as the chancellor confirmed we are on the edge of a catastrophe," he told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday.
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