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Phillip Hammond says PM's Brexit demands 'wreck' chance of new deal

Britian's former Chancellor accuses Boris Johnson of making demands the EU can't accept

Britain's former Finance Minister Philip Hammond has accused Boris Johnson's government of trying to wreck the chances of a new Brexit deal with the European Union.

Also in the programme: Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say security restrictions will remain in some areas and we hear from the environmental activist Greta Thunberg on sailing across the Atlantic.

Photo: Boris Johnson and Philip Hammond leave a Cabinet meeting at Number Ten Downing Street in September 2017 Credit: REUTERS/Toby Melville

53 minutes

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  • Wed 14 Aug 2019 09:06GMT

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