Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham
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Philip Charles Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham (born 15 September 1942), is an English businessman and politician. A prominent Conservative Party donor, Harris is a member of the House of Lords.
He is the sponsor of a large multi-academy trust, the Harris Federation.
Interests
Business
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Harris is currently an advisor and shareholder of Tapi Carpets,
He was chairman and chief executive of Harris Carpets. Harris Carpets acquired Queensway in 1977 to become Harris Queensway plc until the company was taken over in 1988.
Harris was also a non-executive director of
Football
He was appointed to the board of Arsenal Football Club as a non-executive director in November 2005.[2]
Equestrian interests
Harris is the co-owner of the horse Hello Sanctos, which won a gold medal with Scott Brash in the team show jumping event at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Harris and Lord Kirkham bought the horse for an estimated €2 million at the start of 2012. They are also co-owners of the horses Hello Sailor, Hello Unique and Hello Boyo.[4]
Politics
Conservative Party donations
Harris has been a donor to the Conservative Party since the 1980s and was a great admirer of
Comments on Theresa May
In a September 2017 interview with The Times he described Theresa May as very indecisive, hopeless during the general election campaign which she should have won easily, and leading a weak, directionless government. Other comments made included his opposition to an expansion of grammar schools, May u-turning on too many decisions such as the so-called
Harris Federation academies
He has contributed extensively to education and as a result, many schools and colleges (such as
In recent years, the forced change to
Personal life
Sunday Times Rich List
Harris ranked 206th in the
Honours
Harris was knighted in 1985.[10] He was made a life peer as Baron Harris of Peckham, in the London Borough of Southwark on 11 January 1996.[11]
His wife, Pauline, was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2004.[citation needed]
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References
- ^ One Big Tapi family, tapi.co.uk. Accessed 6 January 2023.
- ^ "The Arsenal Board". The Arsenal Board. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB's triumphant show-jumping team grateful for loyal owners". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "The team". Graham & Tina Fletcher. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ Lucas, Ian (2 November 2021). "What is @michaelgove doing with the £80,000 donated to him this year?". Twitter. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Theresa May is 'hopeless and weak', says Lord Harris of Peckham". 9 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ Alice Thomson, Rachel Sylvester (9 September 2017). "May is hopeless, Boris is too lazy and Gove has no personality, says Lord Harris of Peckham". Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "South Norwood residents demand Stanley's name is retained at new Harris Academy". Croydon Labour. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ^ "Primary school parents in row over takeover by academy chain". The Guardian. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "No. 50221". The London Gazette. 6 August 1985. p. 10816.
- ^ "No. 54291". The London Gazette. 17 January 1996. p. 747.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2003. p. 747.