Luxembourg — Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond has said he would not serve under a prime minister who was prepared to leave the EU without a deal, as proposed by Boris Johnson and other contenders to become Britain’s next leader.

Hammond, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of EU finance ministers in Luxembourg on Friday, also warned whoever succeeds Theresa May not to withhold Britain’s dues to the bloc...

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