Hammond: Confident we will deliver the Chequers Brexit deal for Britain

I think that's genuine confidence

All the signs have been positive lately.

Now, saying it will be the 'Chequers deal' is disingenuous because that's the starting point. But it's the starting point the EU is using and seems to be able to work with. Certainly the final deal won't look like the proposal but it's the same with every deal.