Hammond plays it cool ahead of fight for slice of Osborne’s pie

Andrew Forster reports on transport secretary Philip Hammond’s appearance before the House of Commons transport committee last week

There may not have been any fireworks during Philip Hammond’s first appearance   before the House of Commons transport committee last week but that did not make the event any less interesting. The transport secretary was self-assured throughout his two-hour inquisition, ably answering the MPs’ questions without a stutter or the need to seek help from his team of accompanying officials. The questioning ranged far and wide, across rail (see page 8), roads, road safety,...

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