Sunak at 10
The Last Conservative Prime Minister?
Will be published approx. on 27. August 2026
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-80546-217-0 (ISBN)
Description
'The leading authority on our contemporary prime ministers' Dominic Grieve, Guardian
After almost a decade and a half of Tory rule, the 2024 General Election saw the Conservatives suffer their worst-ever defeat: they received 7.14 million fewer votes than in 2019; 23.7 per cent is their lowest ever vote share; and their current 121 MP contingent is their smallest since 1832. Meanwhile, the rise of Reform threatens the party's very existence.
How did it all go wrong so quickly, following Boris Johnson's record-setting win in 2019?
From taking office amidst the cost of living and energy supply crises and the panic caused by Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget, through the agenda-dominating Ukraine and Gaza wars and the Rwanda Asylum Plan, to the stunning 2023 local election results, Sunak at 10 is the definitive and jaw-dropping window into Rishi Sunak's premiership.
After almost a decade and a half of Tory rule, the 2024 General Election saw the Conservatives suffer their worst-ever defeat: they received 7.14 million fewer votes than in 2019; 23.7 per cent is their lowest ever vote share; and their current 121 MP contingent is their smallest since 1832. Meanwhile, the rise of Reform threatens the party's very existence.
How did it all go wrong so quickly, following Boris Johnson's record-setting win in 2019?
From taking office amidst the cost of living and energy supply crises and the panic caused by Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget, through the agenda-dominating Ukraine and Gaza wars and the Rwanda Asylum Plan, to the stunning 2023 local election results, Sunak at 10 is the definitive and jaw-dropping window into Rishi Sunak's premiership.
Reviews / Votes
Compulsively readable * The Times on Truss at 10 * A forensic and eloquent evisceration * Independent on Truss at 10 * A lively, brief and analytical account of a catastrophe * Financial Times on Truss at 10 * It should come with a trigger warning * PoliticsHome * Compelling * Guardian on Truss at 10 *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
409 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80546-217-0 (9781805462170)
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Person
Sir Anthony Seldon is an educator, historian, writer and commentator. He is author or editor of over fifty books on contemporary history, politics and education, including the Sunday Times bestsellers Johnson at 10 and Truss at 10, and The Path of Light.