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Simon Hart – Ungovernable

  • Friday 9 May, 6.15pm
  • Tickets From £10
  • Main Theatre
Simon Hart

The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip 

Former Chief Whip and MP Simon Hart had a front-row seat in the most turbulent times in Britain’s recent political history. From negotiations around Brexit, the impact of Liz Truss’s extraordinary 49-day premiership to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he’s seen and heard it all. None of this stopped him from becoming one of the few chief whips – of which there have been eleven since 2010 – to survive for an entire premiership. Revisiting diaries kept throughout his career, Ungovernable is an insider’s story and unflinching look into the heart of British politics from the centre of government. 

In conversation with Jacqui Hodgson 

Concession prices: available to Friends of the Festival, those on benefits and students.

Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. Please book for both directly at the Queen’s Hall Box Office.

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Book a table and receive 10% off dining at The Beaumont Hotel on presentation of your ticket.

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