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In 2018, after 30 years of marriage, Simpson reportedly left his marital home after allegations of his having an affair were published in a newspaper. Subsequently, the woman involved wrote an apology and her husband forwarded some of the 11,000 texts that
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He has been DUP Spokesperson on Trade and
Industry (2005–2007), Transport (2007–2009), Young People (2007–2010), International Development (2007–2010), and Business, Innovation and Skills (2009 to present), Communities and Local Government (2010 to present) and Education (2012 to present).
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