Brexit Briefing: Schadenfreude Edition
He’s the poster boy for Brexiteer anger, but Philip Hammond’s Budget prompted anti-EU MPs to raise a glass to him on Wednesday night – and it only cost him £3billion.The Chancellor, who had previously balked at the suggestion of spending money preparing for a Hard Brexit, announced the windfall just weeks before the crunch summit in Brussels which will decide if trade talks can begin.One Brexit-backing Tory was jubilant with the £3billion war-chest, telling me: &ldq
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