British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond says the UK will “fight back” to get what it wants in talks with the European Union to leave the bloc.
Hammond appeared on the British media on Sunday, vowing to show the country’s “fighting spirit” in the talks, set to begin by the end of March and continue for two years.
“If there is anybody in the European Union who thinks that if we don’t do a deal with the European Union, if we don’t continue to work closely together, Britain will simply slink off as a wounded animal, that is not going to happen,” he said. “British people have a great fighting spirit and we will fight back. We will forge new trade deals around the world. We will build our business globally.”
Hammond’s comments follow relatively shocking remarks by Prime Minister Theresa May, asserting earlier that no deal with the EU is better than a bad deal.
Hammond also echoed the premier’s stance, noting that the country…