Philip Hammond: Chancellor Brexit delay claims denied
<p><span word="Newspaper">Newspaper</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p><p><span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="quits">quits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="curbs">curbs</span>.</p><p><span word="Sources">Sources</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="correspondent">correspondent</span> <span word="Iain">Iain</span> <span word="Watson">Watson</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p>'<span word="Increasingly">Increasingly</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span>'</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="against">against</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> "<span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p>
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