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Remainer Chancellor Philip Hammond announces he'll QUIT if Boris Johnson becomes PM this week

PHILIP Hammond will resign on Wednesday if Boris Johnson becomes PM, he announced today.  The Remain-backing Chancellor will join Justice Secretary David Gauke in quitting before BoJo can sack him.  He told the BBC\'s Andrew Marr Show he can\'t sign up to Mr Johnson\'s Brexit plans and will therefore step down shortly before Theresa May leaves office.  He said: \"I\'m sure I\'m not going to be sacked because I\'m going to resign before we get to that point.  \"Assuming that Boris Johnson becomes the next Prime Minister, I understand the conditions for serving in his Cabinet will include accepting a No Deal exit on October 31, and it\'s not something that I could ever sign up to.  \"I intend to resign after Prime Minister\'s Questions, before the Prime Minister goes to the Palace.  \"All the pollsters, all the bookmakers suggest that Boris Johnson is going to win - the question is by how much.\"  Mr Hammond insisted Brexit is the only reason for his re

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