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The Uneasy Advance of Sir Keir Starmer
Published on 29. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-78590-981-8 (ISBN)
Description
Sir Keir
Starmer made the leap from Leader of the Opposition to Prime Minister in only
four years, one of just a handful of politicians to have done so since 1945. Yet
the landslide majority that Labour secured under him in July 2024 has been
described as 'loveless' and his first months in Downing Street were
overshadowed by rows and controversies, turning what should have been a
political honeymoon into a period of sustained turbulence.
In this fully
revised and updated edition of his 2021 biography, Michael Ashcroft traces how Starmer
went from schoolboy socialist to radical lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions
before - aged fifty-two - becoming an MP, then Labour leader and ultimately the
occupant of No. 10.
Revealing
previously unknown details which help to explain what makes Starmer tick, this careful
examination of Britain's first Labour Prime Minister for fourteen years offers
voters the chance to assess his character and his political instincts. Having
turned his party into an election-winning machine, his goal is to transform
Britain into one of the most progressive states in the world. Does he have what
it takes to succeed?
Starmer made the leap from Leader of the Opposition to Prime Minister in only
four years, one of just a handful of politicians to have done so since 1945. Yet
the landslide majority that Labour secured under him in July 2024 has been
described as 'loveless' and his first months in Downing Street were
overshadowed by rows and controversies, turning what should have been a
political honeymoon into a period of sustained turbulence.
In this fully
revised and updated edition of his 2021 biography, Michael Ashcroft traces how Starmer
went from schoolboy socialist to radical lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions
before - aged fifty-two - becoming an MP, then Labour leader and ultimately the
occupant of No. 10.
Revealing
previously unknown details which help to explain what makes Starmer tick, this careful
examination of Britain's first Labour Prime Minister for fourteen years offers
voters the chance to assess his character and his political instincts. Having
turned his party into an election-winning machine, his goal is to transform
Britain into one of the most progressive states in the world. Does he have what
it takes to succeed?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 138 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78590-981-8 (9781785909818)
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LORD ASHCROFT
KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster.
He is a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and currently honorary
chairman of the International Democracy Union. He is founder and chairman of
the board of trustees of Crimestoppers, vice-patron of the Intelligence Corps
Museum, chairman of the trustees of Ashcroft Technology Academy, a senior
fellow of the International Strategic Studies Association, a life governor of
the Royal Humane Society, a former chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University and a
former trustee of Imperial War Museums. Lord Ashcroft is an award-winning
author who has written thirty other books, largely on politics and bravery. His
political books include biographies of David Cameron, Kemi Badenoch, Jacob
Rees-Mogg, Rishi Sunak, Angela Rayner and Carrie Johnson. His seven books on gallantry
in the Heroes series include two on the Victoria Cross.
KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster.
He is a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and currently honorary
chairman of the International Democracy Union. He is founder and chairman of
the board of trustees of Crimestoppers, vice-patron of the Intelligence Corps
Museum, chairman of the trustees of Ashcroft Technology Academy, a senior
fellow of the International Strategic Studies Association, a life governor of
the Royal Humane Society, a former chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University and a
former trustee of Imperial War Museums. Lord Ashcroft is an award-winning
author who has written thirty other books, largely on politics and bravery. His
political books include biographies of David Cameron, Kemi Badenoch, Jacob
Rees-Mogg, Rishi Sunak, Angela Rayner and Carrie Johnson. His seven books on gallantry
in the Heroes series include two on the Victoria Cross.