Philip Hammond Quotes

the first sustained fall in debt for 17 years, a turning point in the nation's recovery from the financial crisis of a decade ago

The British public has a strong sense that the situation of the civilian population in Gaza is intolerable and must be addressed — and we agree with them.

We have to demonstrate to the public that our commitment is protecting public services in the face of a spending contraction which is inevitable.

[No-deal Brexit is] not something I could ever sign up to

I am confident we can do a Brexit deal which puts jobs and prosperity first, that reassures employers that they will still be able to access the talent they need, that keeps our market for goods, services and capital open, achieves early agreement on transitional arrangements so trade can carry on flowing smoothly. The collective sigh of relief would be audible. The benefit to our economy would be huge.

It is clear we enter our negotiations to leave the EU from a position of economic strength

Partly that is because they are simply tired of years of fighting each other and partly it is the galvanising effect of Daesh (IS).

Parliament will not allow a no-deal exit

[The Treasury has] built up fiscal headroom to protect against the cost of a no-deal Brexit

[T]here are no unemployed people

As my mother told me sticks and stones may break my bones but words don’t hurt me.

There is no mandate for a no-deal Brexit and a no-deal Brexit will be a catastrophe for the United Kingdom.

I take the judgement that when there is a deal on the table that has very, very modest costs to the economy, which will allow us to move on as a nation both economically and politically, I judge that even narrowly, economically that will be in the best interests of the country

If you want my opinion, some of the noise is generated by people who are not happy with the agenda that I have, over the last few weeks, tried to advance, of ensuring that we achieve a Brexit which is focused on protecting our economy, protecting our jobs and making sure that we can have continued rising living standards in the future.

We understand that Israel has concerns, we understand that Hamas has concerns. We are not saying we’re not interested in those.