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Hammond says UK will pay Brexit debts, admits cabinet splits

Hammond brushed off remarks by Foreign Minister Boris Johnson that the EU could "go whistle" for its money.

16.07.2017

(AFP) UK Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Sunday that Britain will take responsibility for the money it owes the European Union after leaving the bloc and he acknowledged the cabinet was split over Brexit.

"We are a country that always honours its obligations. If there is any amount that is due when it's been properly quantified and audited, of course we'll deal with it," he told the BBC. "We're not a country that walks away from its debts."