Brexit news latest: Chancellor Philip Hammond says second referendum 'very likely' to be put to Parliament again

The Chancellor has said the idea of a second Brexit referendum is 'very likely' to be put before Parliament again. Philip Hammond said on Friday that he hoped MPs would pass a deal by the end of June, breaking the Brexit deadlock. He added that there was a 'good chance' of a breakthrough in talks with the Labour party. 'I remain optimistic that over the next couple of months we will get a deal done,' Mr Hammond told reporters in Washington where he is attending meetings at the International Monetary Fund.