Andrew Adonis’s Diary: Standing in for Theresa May, Rees-Mogg’s pretences and my holiday plans
The Prime Minister refused to do a Northern Irish BBC interview, so I took the slot instead.
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Andrew Adonis
Andrew Adonis is a politician and journalist. He served as transport secretary from 2009 to 2010, and as chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission from 2015 to 2017.
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