Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned the EU that Britain will "fight back" and not "slink off like a wounded animal" if it does not get the Brexit deal it wants.

British chancellor Philip Hammond moved yesterday to put flesh on the bones of his promise of a “fiscal reset” following Brexit, unveiling a raft of spending measures aimed at boosting the country’s economy.

Brexit is causing an unprecedented level of uncertainty which is leading to forecasts of an economic slowdown, UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has said.

Fears that other EU countries will not want to see UK succeed alone.

Foreign secretary Philip Hammond has become the most senior UK cabinet minister to indicate that Britain’s referendum on whether to stay in the EU or leave may be held in June.