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Simon Anthony Hart (born 15 August 1963) is a British politician serving as the Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury since October 2022. He previously served as Secretary of State for Wales in the Johnson government from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire since 2010. After Boris Johnson was elected as Conservative leader and appointed prime minister, Hart was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office in July 2019. In December 2019, during the formation of the second Johnson ministry, Hart was promoted to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Wales, succeeding Alun Cairns who had resigned from the position the previous month. In July 2022, he returned to the backbenches after resigning as Welsh Secretary amid a government crisis that culminated in Johnson's resignation. In October 2022, he was appointed Chief Whip by new prime minister Rishi Sunak. Early life and education Simon Hart was born in Wolverhampton on 15 August 1963 and grew up in the Cotswolds. He was privately educated at Radley College before attending the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. He worked as a chartered surveyor in Carmarthen and Haverfordwest and served with the Territorial Army for five years in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (part of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry). Hart was Master and Huntsman of the South Pembrokeshire Hunt from 1988 to 1999. He was director of the Campaign for Hunting (fox hunting) from 1999 to 2003. He was the chief executive of the Countryside Alliance from 2003 to 2010, and later its chairman from 2015 to 2019. Political career At the 2010 general election, Hart was elected as MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, winning with 41.1% of the vote and a majority of 3,423. Hart was re-elected as MP for Carmathen West and South Pembrokeshire at the 2015 general election with an increased vote share of 43.7% and an increased majority of 6,054. At the snap 2017 general election Hart was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 46.8% and a decreased majority of 3,110. In June 2017 Hart faced questions over breaches of the code of conduct and was being investigated over an alleged breach of paragraph 15. In August 2018, Hart accused actress Maxine Peake of hypocrisy, for 'taking money from the NHS for work on an advertisement, whilst attacking the Government for lack of investment in the NHS'. Peake responded that the fee came from an advertising agency and would not have gone back to the NHS if she had returned it, and she had donated the fee to The Salford Foundation Trust children's charity regardless. On 27 July 2019, in Boris Johnson's administration, he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for policy implementation. He replaced fellow Conservative Oliver Dowden and stood down as Chairman of the Countryside Alliance. In October 2019 it was reported that Hart was the Welsh MP with the highest expense claims for first-class rail tickets. Official guidance from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority states politicians should "consider value for money" when booking tickets; however, first-class rail travel is still permissible within the expenses rules. In the run-up to the 2019 general election, Hart shared an image of a campaign placard which had been defaced during the 2017 general election. Referencing the levels of "abuse … vitriol and intimidation" to which candidates had been subjected in 2017, Hart used a Facebook post to call for high standards of conduct among candidates, a subject on which he says he has worked to find cross-party solutions since the 2017 election. However, during the 2019 election campaign, the same sign was shown to have two swastikas newly added, putting Hart under suspicion. The Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Christina Rees, asked Hart "did you deface your own signs with swastikas for personal electoral gain? If not, explain how they came to be there. Because right now there appears to be no other rational explanation." At the 2019 general election, Hart was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 52.7% and an increased majority of 7,745. Hart has served on the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee, Welsh Affairs Select Committee, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Commons Select Committee on Standards and Commons Select Committee of Privileges. Welsh Secretary Following the 2019 general election, Hart was appointed Secretary of State for Wales by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, replacing Alun Cairns. On 22 April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he became the second minister to speak in the Commons chamber via remote video link, answering a question from Marco Longhi, the Conservative MP for Dudley North, who also spoke remotely. On 6 July 2022, Hart resigned from government in the wake of widespread criticism of Boris Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal, following the earlier resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid. Chief Whip Hart was appointed Chief Whip of the Conservative Party by Rishi Sunak on 25 October 2022. Political stances Countryside Alliance and animal rights Hart is an outspoken supporter of fox hunting and the badger cull. He actively campaigns to overturn the 2004 Hunting Bill and assist the National Farmers Union of England and Wales. In January 2013, Hart said the RSPCA's legal role needs more oversight given its "political and commercial activities" in a critique of the charity's role lobbying against fox hunting. Brexit Despite voting Remain in the 2016 European Union referendum, Hart has consistently argued that the result must be honoured and the UK must leave the EU. He helped form and lead the Brexit Delivery Group, a group of 51 MPs who argued for a negotiated exit from the EU. Personal life Hart lives near Narberth in Pembrokeshire with his wife Abigail and their two children. He employs his wife as his office manager. In 2018, Hart found a green heron in his garden in Pembrokeshire, a species native to North America which is rare in the United Kingdom. References External links Simon Hart MP official constituency website Simon Hart MP Conservative Party profile Simon Hart MP Welsh Conservative Party profile Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire Conservatives Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom Contributions in Parliament at Hansard Voting record at Public Whip Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou Profile at the Countryside Alliance Official channel at YouTube. Discover the Simon Hart popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Simon Hart books.
Best Seller Simon Hart Books of 2024
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Fresh Meat
Jesse and Sam Armstrong and BainThe ultimate companion to Fresh Meat, the awardwinning Channel 4 comedy by Jesse Armstrong and Sam BainWhat's the secret to JP's sexual prowess? How does Howard beat the buffet eve...
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Simon Hearts The Simple Things
Billi FrenchAbout this book: Follow Simon as he goes through some of his favorite and some of his least favorite daily routines while always stopping to smell the roses and enjoy the little th...
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Father Brown Stories
G. K. ChestertonImmortalized in these famous stories, G. K. Chesterton's endearing amateur sleuth has entertained countless generations of readers. For, as his admirers know, Father Brown's cherub...
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When Saturday Comes
When Saturday ComesThe best chants, the funniest nicknames, the greatest headlines and enough littleknown facts to keep the average football supporter entertained and entertaining for several seaso...
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Defender of Rome
Douglas JacksonThis riveting and actionpacked historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson is real edge of your seat stuff! Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.Readers a...
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Arrivederci Swansea
Mario RisoliAs a young striker with Third Division club Swansea Town in the ’60s, Giorgio Chinaglia stole milk bottles from the doorsteps of local terraced houses because he couldn’t afford br...
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The Bone Field
Simon KernickFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick the UK's answer to Harlan Coben The Bone Field is a blood pressure raising thriller: fastpaced, full of thrills, spills and unr...
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The Lazarus Vault
Tom HarperFrom the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper, this is a highoctane adventure thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code. With a lingering sense of tension and une...
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The Gods Will Have Blood
Anatole France & Frederick DaviesIt is April 1793 and the final power struggle of the French Revolution is taking hold: the aristocrats are dead and the poor are fighting for bread in the streets. In a Paris swept...
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Truths, Half Truths and Little White Lies
Nick Frost'If I'm going to tell the story of a life, my life, then I need to tell it warts and all. If the tale is too saccharine sweet then what can the reader take away from it? What do th...
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Revolutionary Ride
Lois Pryce"A proper travelogue a joyful, moving and stereotypebusting ride." National Geographic Traveller, Book of the YearIn 2011, at the height of tension between the British and Irania...
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The Hanged Man
Simon KernickFans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James will devour this intensely addictive and adrenalinfuelled thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick the U...
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Father Loss
Elyce Wakerman & Holly BarrettAs Elyce Wakerman found in the scores of interviews she conducted, the loss of a father through death, divorce, or abandonmentis the event that shapes a girl’s life and all her fut...
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In the Heart of the Amazon Forest
Henry Walter BatesOne of the most impressive of all Victorian scientists but also a marvellous writer, Bates' (18251892) account of his years in the upper reaches of the Amazon is almost too good to...
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Leeds United - From Darkness into White
Phil HayThe 200708 season for Leeds United Football Club will have been anything but regular. At the end of the previous season, one of England's most famous football clubs was relegated t...
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Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Rebecca Front'Hilarious' The Times'I was completely captivated' David SedarisPeople are odd. Even the most predictable of us sometimes defy expectations. Add to that the tricks that life plays ...
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British Player
Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward & Antje GörnigWenn Dr. Dreamy dein Mitbewohner ist!Seit dem Tod ihres Mannes erzieht Bridget ihren Sohn allein und tut alles, um sich und Brendan über Wasser zu halten. Für die Liebe hat sie kei...
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Cerys, Catatonia And The Rise Of Welsh Pop
David OwensIn the late nineties, Wales (is) the centre for guitar bands in the UK so says John Robb in THE NINETIES and with bands as strikingly fresh and individual as Catatonia Welsh denomi...
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Bust
Dearbhail McDonaldWhen, after fifteen years of runaway growth based largely on property speculation, the Irish economy finally crashed, Ireland's bankers and developers tried to keep themselves out ...
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The Pure in Heart
Susan HillA little boy is snatched as he stands with his satchel at the gate of his home, waiting for his lift to school. A severely handicapped young woman hovers between life and death. An...
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More Room in a Broken Heart
Stephen DavisA love song to an American icon: the first fulllength biography of Carly Simon, from an acclaimed music journalist who has known her for decades Carly Simon has won two Grammys ...
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Lyrics 1964-2016
Paul SimonA landmark compilation of popular music, this collection contains Paul Simon's lyrics from his first album in 1964 to the present.
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My Love Affair with Modern Art
Katharine Kuh & Avis BermanOne of America’s leading curators, “a woman of resilience and vision, a writer of clarity and ardor” (Chicago Tribune), takes you on a personal tour of the world of modern art. In ...
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Selected Essays
Samuel JohnsonThis volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary charact...
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Paul Simon
Robert HilburnAcclaimed music writer Robert Hilburn’s “epic” and “definitive” (Rolling Stone) biography of music icon Paul Simon, written with Simon’s full participationbut without his editorial...
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The Prawn Cocktail Years
Lindsey Bareham & Simon HopkinsonWhile Lindsey Bareham was helping Simon Hopkinson put together his bestselling book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, the two of them began to reminisce about hotel and restaurant ...
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Best Foot Forward
Adam HillsThe Sunday Times BestsellerAdam Hills is one the UK's bestloved comedians. For thirty years he has been performing standup, hosting TV shows and winning the hearts of a nation.Taki...
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Hearts of Stone
Simon ScarrowA STUNNING SECOND WORLD WAR THRILLER SET IN OCCUPIED GREECE FROM THE AUTHOR OF BLACKOUT AND DEAD OF NIGHTThe fierce courage of the men and women of the Greek Resistance is brought ...
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British As A Second Language
David BennunDavid Bennun had lived in Africa his whole life. At the age of 18 he came to Britain, the mother country. The country he had read about in Punch magazine or seen in films like Char...
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Domestic Manners of the Americans
Fanny TrollopeWhen Fanny Trollope set sail for America in 1827 with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, she took with her three of her children and a young French artist,...
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Control
John MackenFans of Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell will love this hardhitting and riveting forensic thriller by bestselling author John Macken."Cutting edge forensics, an ...
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The Magnificent Sons
Justin MyersPreorder the new sharp, hilarious Justin Myers novel, LEADING MAN, now!'Funny, beautifully observed and moving' Adam KayTwo brothers. Two different journeys. The same hope of a mag...
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Once Upon A Tyne
Anthony McPartlin & Declan DonnellyComplete with Christmassy gold cover, this is the perfect uplifting gift for Ant and Dec fans. (P.S. it's a little known fact that you can give gifts to yourself, too. Go on, treat...
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Blackout
Simon Scarrow#1 Sunday Times bestselling author “Atmosphere, sharp intrigue, and a host of fascinating characters all combine to make this one the next addition to your keeper shelf." Steve Ber...
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Enemy of Rome
Douglas JacksonA gripping, adrenalinfuelled historical pageturner from bestselling author Douglas Jackson. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens...
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The Book of Secrets
Tom HarperFrom the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper, this is a highoctane adventure thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code. Jampacked with murder, mystery and mindbl...
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Manchester United in Europe
Ken FerrisManchester United's quest to win the European Cup was forged amidst the charred remains of an Elizabethan airliner that crashed on takeoff at Munich's Riem Airport on 6 Feb...
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On The Road
Olly MursWant to know what really goes on during an Olly Murs UK tour? Then get the lowdown in my new book, On The Road the official, uncensored, up close and personal story of 2015's Neve...