Subscriber OnlyPoliticsEx-Chancellor Seeks Legal Advice Over Ejection From Tory PartyPhilip HammondPhotographer: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/BloombergByLucca De Paoli+FollowSeptember 7, 2019, 9:00 PM UTCFollow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. Philip Hammond, the former chancellor of the exchequer, is taking legal advice after he and 20 other Conservative lawmakers were effectively thrown out of the party for rebelling against the government.