Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and was a foreign correspondent reporting from both Moscow and Washington, D.C.
Previously a socialist and supporter of the Labour Party, Hitchens became more conservative during the 1990s.
He joined the Conservative Party in 1997 and left in 2003, and has since been deeply critical of the party, which he views as the biggest obstacle to true conservatism in the UK. Hitchens describes himself as a Burkean conservative, social democrat, and Anglo-Gaullist.
Is Dan Hitchens Related to Peter Hitchens?
Yes they are, Dan Hitchens is the son of journalist and commentator Peter Hitchens, and nephew of Christopher Hitchens.
Are Christopher and Peter Hitchens brothers?
Yes, Hitchens’ only sibling was the journalist and author Christopher Hitchens, who was two years older. Christopher said in 2005 that the main difference between the two was the belief in the existence of God.