Ungovernable : The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip

The Sunday Times Top 5 Bestseller‘A remarkable insight into a critical moment.Hart’s wit and tolerance makes his record of a system in crisis all the more convincing and troubling’ - Rory Stewart, author of Politics On the EdgeFrom Partygate to Brexit, over the course of five years, Simon Hart had a front-row seat to the most turbulent times in recent political history.Lifting the lid on the British Government, Ungovernable is the first insider account of life as chief whip. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, Brexit negotiations and Liz Truss’s extraordinary forty-nine-day premiership - Simon Hart’s seen and heard it all. And starting in 2022, under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, he witnessed successive dramas unfold, all while holding down the (often misunderstood) position of chief whip. Astonishingly, during those whip years, Simon oversaw a near-record fifteen Conservative MPs fall by the wayside.Three of these were resignations, including Nadine Dorries and the scandal of her disappear