"It is not the job of someone dying of mesothelioma to become the government's regulator or watchdog - watching the clock, challenging exorbitant legal fees, " he argued.
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Mr Jenkin stressed that no-one wanted to "turn the clock back" and he argued that the industry needed more government support, suggesting that the rail regulator was now "adversarial and legalistic".