Chancellor warns the EU that Britain will 'fight back' over Brexit deal

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.

In some of the toughest talking yet ahead of the UK triggering the Article 50 negotiations on terms of withdrawal, the Chancellor said Britain would "do whatever we need to do" to be competitive in the event of leaving the EU without a trade agreement.