LONDON — Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond on Wednesday hit back at accusations that his stance on Brexit is sabotaging the government’s efforts to reach a deal, saying that it is his detractors who are deliberately undermining the negotiations. Speaking to Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee, the chancellor suggested that some of his colleagues are briefing the press against him in a bid to drive the UK towards a "hard Brexit", in which an end to free movement of labour from European Union countries would take precedence over membership of the single market. "The best way to support this Brexit process and to get the right Brexit for Britain is to give the prime minister the maximum space for negotiation," Hammond told the panel in London on Wednesday. "Those that are undermining the effort are those seeking to undermine this negotiating space, who are seeking to arrive at a hard decision." A series of UK newspaper articles over the weekend carried reports of a split at...
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