John McDonnell tells Hammond to get off the fence over Brexit no-deal

Lamiat Sabin - 25 January 2019

SHADOW chancellor John McDonnell slammed his “gutless” Tory counterpart Philip Hammond today for refusing to say whether he would quit if there is a no-deal Brexit.

He called on the Chancellor to stop procrastinating and tell Theresa May to rule out the option of leaving the European Union without a deal.

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd suggested hours before Mr McDonnell’s intervention that she would be prepared to resign from the government if Ms May does not allow a free vote on amendments to her “Plan B” on Tuesday... See more