Brexit hammond says pm's demands wreck chance of new deal

A significant development in the Brexit saga!

Philip Hammond, the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has made a bold statement criticizing the Prime Minister's demands, which he believes have wrecked the chances of a new Brexit deal.

According to reports, Hammond has said that the Prime Minister's insistence on a "no-deal" Brexit and the removal of the backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement have made it impossible to negotiate a new deal with the EU.

Hammond, who was a key figure in the Remain campaign during the 2016 referendum, has been a vocal critic of the government's handling of Brexit. He has previously warned that a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for the UK economy.

In his latest comments, Hammond is said to have told the BBC that the Prime Minister's demands have "wrecked" the chances of a new deal, and that the government's approach is "doomed to fail".

Hammond's comments come as the UK and EU are locked in a stalemate over the terms of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The EU has repeatedly warned that it will not renegotiate the deal, while the UK government has insisted that it will not accept the current agreement without significant changes.

The situation remains highly uncertain, with the UK's departure from the EU now just over a month away.