Simon Jupp | |
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| Member of Parliament for East Devon | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Hugo Swire |
| Majority | 6,708 (10.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1985 Plymouth,Devon,England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Simon James Jupp [1] (born 8 September 1985) [2] is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Devon at the 2019 general election. [3]
Simon Jupp was born on 8 September 1985 in Plymouth at Freedom Fields Hospital. [4] [5] As a teenager,he volunteered at a local radio station on weekends. [6]
After college,he worked as a presenter for commercial radio stations in Devon,later becoming a journalist and manager for the BBC and ITV,before entering politics. [7] [8]
Jupp joined the Conservative Campaign Headquarters press office as the Head of Broadcast in 2017. He was appointed as Special Advisor to Tim Bowles,the Mayor of the West of England in 2018. In 2019,he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a Special Advisor to the First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. [9]
At the 2019 general election,Jupp was elected to Parliament as MP for East Devon with 50.8% of the vote and a majority of 6,708. [10]
Jupp was elected by MPs to be a member of the Transport Select Committee in February 2020 and the Digital,Culture,Media and Sport Committee in September 2021. He previously served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department for Transport and Department for Levelling Up,Housing and Communities.
In November 2023,Jupp voted against a motion that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza-Israel conflict. [11] [12]
Due to boundary changes and the abolition of East Devon at the next general election,Jupp announced in early 2023 that he would be standing as a candidate in the new Honiton and Sidmouth constituency at the next general election. [13]
In August 2023,Jupp was criticised for sending out a promotional political campaign leaflet designed to look like a fictional local newspaper called the "East Devon Echo". Whilst appearing to be a local newspaper,complete with advertising,it instead contained a selection of articles showcasing Jupp’s activities and campaigns in East Devon,along with various items based on the Conservative party’s policies,whilst lacking any clear party branding. Information regarding the sender was limited to very small print at the bottom of the front page,indicating that it is being promoted by the EDCA (an abbreviation for the East Devon Conservative Association). The leaflet was posted to addresses in the new Sidmouth and Honiton constituency. Local newspapers,including the Midweek Herald and the Exmouth Journal quoted Jupp as having talked in about the importance of local news and ‘proper journalism’,while criticising ‘pseudo websites masquerading as legitimate sources of news’. [14] [15]
In April 2024,Jupp was accused of deceiving potential voters and members of the public after the registration of a number of different websites using the name of Richard Foord,Jupp's Lib Dem opponent. Internet users typing in RichardFoord.uk,RichardFoord.co.uk or RichardFoord.com,or accidentally finding these websites via search wishing to reach Foord's genuine website,were instead redirected to Jupp's campaign website. [16] [17] On 7 April,when asked,Jupp told the BBC he was "not responsible for the web domains". [17] The following day,the websites were found to have been disconnected. [18] Jupp later admitted on 18 April,that one of his campaign staffers had registered the websites in his opponent's name. [19] [20] In response,Foord said that "links that look genuine but simply redirect to Conservative websites only serve to arouse suspicion and undermine trust. People deserve better from their MP." [17]
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