Comment: the railway needs stability in Whitehall and a clear strategy

For the second time this decade, we have had three Transport Secretaries in a year, emphasising how this is a post that while relating to a long-term industry, suffers from short-term tenures of ministers.

In 2022, it was because of the insane Truss interregnum, when Anne-Marie Trevelyan held the post for just seven weeks.