This archive report was first published on 21 July 2019.
On July 21, 2019, British finance minister Philip Hammond announced his intention to resign before Boris Johnson became prime minister, citing his disagreement with Johnson's Brexit strategy.
Hammond's decision comes as Johnson is widely expected to win the governing Conservative Party's leadership contest on July 23, 2019, and be named as prime minister once Theresa May resigns the premiership on July 24, 2019.
Hammond has become an increasingly fierce critic of Johnson's Brexit strategy, which involves leaving the European Union with or without a deal on October 31, 2019.
"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.
"Assuming that Boris Johnson becomes the next prime minister, I understand that his conditions for serving in his government would include accepting a no-deal exit on the 31st of October. That is not something that I could ever sign up to," Hammond added.
