21 best-selling politics books like The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn by Steve Richards

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The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn

By: Steve Richards

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and ProspectWas Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Heal…

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1. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

By: Rory Stewart

4.36

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"

-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

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2. How They Broke Britain

By: James O'Brien

4.29

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

By: Anna Keay

4.39

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

‘The execution of the king took place on a bleak, bitterly cold afternoon in January. As the execut… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"This book was born of ignorance."

-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

"... he was not one to let other people's feelings get in the way when he knew he was right."

-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

"He warned his pious daughter Bridget of the dangers of self-criticism and the overwhelming importance of love."

-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

"As in many parts of the country, people's desire for peace and prosperity was stronger than their loyalty to one regime or another."

-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

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4. How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

By: Ian Dunt

4.45

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

THE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhy do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England

By: Sebastian Payne

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Broken Heartlands is a political road trip through ten constituencies that tell the story of Labour… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life

By: Theresa May

3.47

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. Why is this Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: Searching for the Truth on Political TV

By: Rob Burley

4.23

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider account of 25 years working at the very top of Britis… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. But What Can I Do?

By: Alastair Campbell

3.87

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

'Your country needs you. Your world needs you. Your time is now.'Our politics is a mess. Leaders wh… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Johnson at 10: The Inside Story

By: Anthony Seldon

4.22

Format: 662 pages, Hardcover

***Chosen as a non-fiction highlight of 2023 in The Times and the Observer *** After his dramatic … read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. Out of the Blue: The Inside Story of Liz Truss and Her Astonishing Rise to Power

By: Harry Cole

3.74

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Liz Truss’s journey from schoolgirl revolutionary to Britain’s new prime minister. She is the lo… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. Chums: How A Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over The UK

By: Simon Kuper

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, David Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa May, Dominic Cummings, Daniel H… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. Keir Starmer: The Biography

By: Tom Baldwin

4.06

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This will be the most important political book of the year’ MATTHEW… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Follow The Money: How much does Britain cost?

By: Paul Johnson

4.29

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

What is the truth about Britain's finances? Paul Johnson and the enormously respected Institute … read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. Chief of Staff: Notes from Downing Street 'Fascinating' The Times

By: Gavin Barwell

3.94

Format: 520 pages, Kindle Edition

BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and Prospect'Fascinating and instructive... his decency and p… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn

By: Gabriel Pogrund

4.01

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

The 2017 parliament began with Labour on the precipice of power, and its left-most fringe - for so … read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May

By: Steve Richards

4.05

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

A landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK's role in the modern world - and wh… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. The Fall of Boris Johnson: The Full Story

By: Sebastian Payne

3.72

Format: 282 pages, ebook

Boris Johnson was touted as the saviour of the country and the Conservative Party, obtaining a huge… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Presidents: 250 Years of American Political Leadership

By: Iain Dale

4.02

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

There was a huge upsurge of global interest in US politics during the Trump presidency, culminating… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn

By: Steve Richards

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and ProspectWas Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Heal… read more

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20. Great Britain?: The must-read Sunday Times bestseller on How We Get Our Future Back

By: Torsten Bell

4.37

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Thrilling and essential campaign reading from one of our most influential and profound economists'T… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister

By: Anthony Seldon

4.36

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the spa… read more

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  • history
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17 must-read audiobook books like The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn by Steve Richards

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

Transform Your Habits

How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

Anna Keay

4.39

Transform Your Habits

How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

Ian Dunt

4.45

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14 Top audiobook books like Johnson at 10: The Inside Story by Anthony Seldon

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

Transform Your Habits

How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

Transform Your Habits

How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

Ian Dunt

4.45

Transform Your Habits

There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

Rory Carroll

4.38

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