Battle For Brexit

By the bestselling author of All Out War, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2017.The unmissable account of politics covering Theresa May's time as PM through to the end of the election campaign. Stuffed to the brim with revelation and explanation of political debates and arguments and a superb follow-up to All Out War. ‘May you live in interesting times' says the proverbial Chinese curse. And it is difficult to think of a recent period in which politics have been so unpredictable and fast-changing. As Political Editor of the Sunday Times, Tim Shipman has been at the forefront of it all. His book of last year, All Out War has become the book on the 2016 Referendum campaign. With unprecedented access to all key players on all sides, the book was hailed on publication as ‘unquestionably, the book of the year' and ‘stonkingly good', it is ‘hard to imagine a better first draft of history'. Shipman's writing is noted for its grasp of human drama as well as his intimate understanding of the political arguments and differences at stake.Fall Out tells the story of British politics from the entry of Theresa May into Downing Street as Prime Minister through the bitter arguments in government about hard/soft Brexit, her immense early lead in the opinion polls and how her decision taken in the mountains of Snowdonia to call a snap general election campaign saw that lead squandered. Shipman takes us behind the scenes to the disaster of the manifesto and the rigidity of her ‘strong and stable' campaign, gets inside the Corbyn team to look at the resurgence in his support, and on to the shaky days of minority rule and continuing rows over Brexit. With Tory leadership candidates circling and the May government more insecure than ever, this is unmissable reading. Written with his trademark wit and access to sources no one else has, this book takes all who read it to the heart of the political drama that is unravelling every day before us as Britain tries to work out its new place in the world post Brexit.