The great western error about the Taliban is to assume homogeneity. — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
Talking to the Taliban is a process the Afghans have to manage. It is their country. — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength. Negotiating from a position of weakness would be a disaster. — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
Disruption to the flow of oil through the Straits of Hormuz would threaten regional and global economic growth. Any attempt by Iran… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
The North Koreans or Chinese may have a million men in uniform but it's about how you perform. — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
It is not whether an independent Scotland could go it alone and develop its own defence forces - of course it could - but… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
Sound public finances are the essential foundation on which to construct a better-balanced economy from the wreckage of Labour's boom and bust. But it… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
Many people in Britain will regard the end of combat in Afghanistan as a very good news story, but for many young men and… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
When ministers in this government talk about investing in education and skills, about making the planning system work; about employment law reform and delivering… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
You shouldn't send people out to do a job which you cannot afford to equip them to do. — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
We will build in Britain a cyber strike capability so we can strike back in cyber space against enemies who attack us, putting cyber… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
Britain is one of the world's most open economies. More dependent on trade than any other major country. Our success depends on our competitiveness… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
While I believe firmly in open markets and free trade, I also believe an open market needs a level playing field. — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
There is a real sense of anger among many people who are married that the government, any government, thinks it has the ability to… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
More and more, modern warfare will be about people sitting in bunkers in front of computer screens, whether remotely piloted aircraft or cyber weapons. — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
We have got this Damocles' sword of Standard and Poor's hanging over us, with the commitment they have made to review Britain's credit rating… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
We ask the military to be in a position that, if we ask them to do a task, they are absolutely able to do… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
I remember the day after the general election when Harold Wilson had lost, I remember quite clearly cycling from my house in Hutton along… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
