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Simon Hart

Published March 10, 2025

Ungovernable by Former Chief Whip Simon Hart

Simon Hart reveals why he’s published his personal diary entries in his new book, Ungovernable – The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip, lifting the lid on what really went on at Westminster during one of the most turbulent times in British politics. 

Simon had a front-row seat at the heart of government – in the cabinet under Boris Johnson; as Chief Whip for Rishi Sunak and cast out to the side lines by Liz Truss for her 49-days at Number 10. 

Simon describes the Whip’s office as a field hospital where MPs are patched up; reflects on some of the jaw-dropping issues he dealt with, and looks at the impact social media has on politics, which he believes makes leading the country much harder for current Prime Minister Keir Starmer.