Top 15 Philip Hammond Quotes

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

[No-deal Brexit would be] just as much a betrayal of the referendum result as not leaving at all

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

If the next government is sincere in its desire to reach an agreement with Europe, it must try to get more time. If it does not, the British parliament will insist on getting a new postponement. I will remain a member of the House of Commons. I will do everything in my power from my position to make sure that parliament blocks a Brexit without agreement.

There should be a new and sincere attempt to reach a consensus. If we do not find a solution with the members, we may have to ask the British to give their opinion again, in one form or another.

We can make sure that goods flow inwards through the port of Dover without any friction but we can't control the outward flow into the port of Calais

No deal means we will have to spend the money, but not in a discretionary way

The Commons has been clear already that it does not support a no-deal exit. That is my position, and as a backbencher I will continue to argue against a no-deal exit.

But let me go further - the government's analysis suggests that in a disruptive no-deal exit there will be a hit to the Exchequer of about £90bn. That will also have to be factored in to future spending and tax decisions.

I have no doubt whatsoever that in a no deal exit we will need all of that money, and more, to respond to the immediate impacts of the disruption of a no deal exit,

I do agree with him, it would be wrong for a British government to pursue no deal as a policy and I believe it will be for the House of Commons, of which I will continue proudly to be a member, to ensure that doesn't happen.

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

Parliament will not allow a no-deal exit

Tomorrow [Thursday], we will have the opportunity to start to map out a way forward towards building a consensus across this House for a deal we can collectively support to exit the EU in an orderly way, to a future relationship that will allow Britain to flourish, protecting jobs and businesses.

We are determined to get a deal. We recognise that a no-deal Brexit would be a very bad outcome for the UK and we are doing everything we can to avoid that,