Simon Hart
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 60 |
| Web site | www.simon-hart.com |
| Date of birth | August 15,1963 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Wolverhampton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Abigail Kate Hart |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Job | Politician |
| Official site | members.parliament.uk |
| Nationality | British |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Education | Royal Agricultural University |
| Prime minist | Boris Johnson |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 467818 |
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Simon Hart Life story
Simon Anthony Hart is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Wales since 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he was first elected in the 2010 general election as the Member of ...
Tory MP Bob Stewart surrenders whip after racist abuse conviction
... The 74-year-old is understood to have told the Chief Whip Simon Hart he wishes to surrender the whip until any future appeal is resolved...
Covid: Boris Johnson refused talks with Drakeford and Sturgeon
... In minutes of the meeting, the then-Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, was " nervous" about excluding the three countries from decisions, and thought they as a government " could possibly engage more than we are at the moment"...
The vote on the Partygate report was about core principles - and blunt politics
... Among them, Chief Whip Simon Hart and the education secretary for England, Gillian Keegan...
Brexit: Rishi Sunak broke his word over EU laws, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
... On Wednesday, 20 Tory backbenchers went to see the chief whip Simon Hart to express their concern, and some MPs went into Downing Street to do the same...
Chris Mason: Sunak pledge to scrap EU laws collides with reality
... Around 20 Conservative MPs went to see the chief whip Simon Hart to register their irritation...
MP Julian Knight faces fresh misconduct allegations, BBC is told
... Chief whip Simon Hart said the complaints, if appropriate, " will be referred to the relevant police force, or appropriate bodies"...
Andrew Bridgen threatens to sue Matt Hancock in Covid vaccine row
... Chief Whip Simon Hart said: " The vaccine is the best defence against Covid that we have...
Conservative MP suspended over Covid vaccine comments
... Tory chief whip Simon Hart said the comments had " crossed a line" and caused great offence...
Andrew Bridgen threatens to sue Matt Hancock in Covid vaccine row
Andrew Bridgen is threatening to sue fellow MP Matt Hancock after the former health secretary accused him on Twitter of " anti-semitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific Conspiracy Theories ".
Mr Bridgen was suspended as a Tory MP over a tweet likening the impact of Covid vaccines to The Holocaust .
A letter sent on his behalf is claiming £100,000 in libel damages.
Mr Hancock - who had the Tory whip removed for his reality TV appearance - is standing by his comments.
The dispute centres on tweets posted by the two independent MPs on 11 January.
Above another Twitter message questioning the safety of Covid vaccines, Mr Bridgen wrote: " As One consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since The Holocaust . "
Mr Hancock tweeted that " disgusting and dangerous anti-semitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific Conspiracy Theories spouted by a sitting MP This Morning are unacceptable and have absolutely No Place in our society".
His tweet was posted with a clip of himself asking a similarly-worded question during Prime Minister 's Questions earlier That Day .
In The Commons , as " utterly unacceptable".
On the same day, the North West Leicestershire MP lost the Tory whip pending a formal investigation.
Chief Whip Simon Hart said: " The vaccine is The Best defence against Covid that we have.
" Misinformation about the vaccine causes harm and costs lives. "
'Anti-semitism' claim deniedMr Bridgen about his suspension, but defended his original post.
He argued it was " in no way anti-Semitic" and added he would continue to ask " reasonable questions" about Covid vaccines.
A " letter before action" has been sent on Mr Bridgen's behalf by a group called The Bad Law Project, with the support of the Reclaim Party, led by actor and activist Laurence Fox .
According to The Letter , Mr Bridgen believes the former health secretary's words were defamatory. He is calling on Mr Hancock to retract and delete his statement, apologise in The Commons and on Twitter, and pay £100,000 in damages.
A spokesperson for Matt Hancock said: " What Matt said was obviously not libellous and he stands by his comments.
" Rather than wasting his time and money on an absurd libel case he will undoubtedly lose, let's hope Bridgen does The Right thing and apologises for the hurt he's caused and keeps his offensive view To Himself in future. "
Mr Hancock is also an independent MP. In November, he for joining The Cast of the ITV show, I'm A Celebrity. . Get Me Out of Here! while Parliament was sitting.
The MP for West Suffolk, 44, announced last month that he would not stand again at The Next general election.
At The Height of the Covid pandemic, he was a prominent figure in news conferences and media interviews, frequently speaking for the government when he was health secretary.
He was forced to resign in June 2021, when images emerged of him kissing adviser Gina Coladangelo , in breach of social distancing Guidelines .
Source of news: bbc.com
