UK finance minister strikes blow as Boris Johnson prepares to become PM

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British finance minister Philip Hammond says he would make a point of resigning before Boris Johnson became prime minister, saying he could never agree to his Brexit strategy

British finance minister Philip Hammond said Sunday he would make a point of resigning before Boris Johnson became prime minister, saying he could never agree to his Brexit strategy.

Former London mayor Johnson is the runaway favourite to win the governing Conservative Party's leadership contest on Tuesday and then replace Prime Minister Theresa May when she quits the premiership on Wednesday. "I'm sure I'm not going to be sacked because I'm going to resign before we get to that point," Hammond told BBC television.

Any remaining ballots must be delivered by Monday at 5:00pm . Bookmakers give Hunt around a one-in-15 chance of victory.The centre-right Conservatives command a razor-thin majority in parliament's lower House of Commons and Johnson's opponents -- both within and outside the party -- are keen to scupper his leadership.

 

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