“I hope history will judge us to have tackled the problem effectively and delivered a sustainable future for Britain's public services.”Philip Hammond Guardian interview (2009)
“We have to demonstrate to the public that our commitment is protecting public services in the face of a spending contraction which is inevitable.”Philip Hammond Guardian interview (2009)
“The British public has a strong sense that the situation of the civilian population in Gaza is intolerable and must be addressed — and we agree with them.”Philip Hammond Telegraph article (2014)
“But what has struck me most looking at my own constituency in-box as well as the thousands of emails that I’m receiving from the general public here is that it isn’t just the Muslim community that’s reacting to this. It’s a broad swathe of British public opinion that feels deeply disturbed by what it is seeing on its television screens coming out of Gaza.”Philip Hammond Telegraph article (2014)