27 must-read politics books like Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024 by Ben Riley-Smith

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Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024

By: Ben Riley-Smith

4.01

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction. …

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1. All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class

By: Tim Shipman

3.00

Format: 146 pages,

'Tim Shipman's dispatches from the political front line are a must read' NICK ROBINSON Politics was… read more

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2. Caledonian Road

By: Andrew O'Hagan

3.96

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families a… read more

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3. 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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"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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4. 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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5. 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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6. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

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7. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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8. Code of Conduct: Why We Need to Fix Parliament – and How to Do It

By: Chris Bryant

4.01

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

THE INSTANT TOP TWO SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDSCronyism, n… read more

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9. Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain

By: Andy Burnham

4.37

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Picked as one of Waterstones' Non-Fiction 'Books You Need to Read in 2024' Gordon 'A path-bre… read more

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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. A Very Private School: A Memoir

By: Charles Spencer

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age ei… read more

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16. 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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17. 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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18. British Rail

By: Christian Wolmar

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail, from "the greatest expert on British trains" Chr… read more

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19. The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson

By: Nadine Dorries

3.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris Johnson YOU THINK YOU LIVE … read more

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20. The Great Post Office Scandal: The fight to expose a multimillion pound IT disaster which put innocent people in jail

By: Nick Wallis

4.64

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

This “factual thriller” from the journalist Nick Wallis details a scandal which has been described … read more

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21. 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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22. No Way Out: Brexit: From the Backstop to Boris

By: Tim Shipman

4.03

Format: 711 pages, Kindle Edition

The unmissable next instalment of Tim Shipman’s #1 bestselling Brexit quartet. To follow his bestse… read more

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23. 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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24. One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up: A Memoir of Growing Up and Getting On

By: Wes Streeting

4.30

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Wes Streeting might have ended up in prison rather than in parliament. His maternal grandfather Bil… read more

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25. Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024

By: Ben Riley-Smith

4.01

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction. … read more

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26. 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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Cover of Britain Is Better Than This: Why a Great Country is Failing Us All by Gavin Esler

27. Britain Is Better Than This: Why a Great Country is Failing Us All

By: Gavin Esler

4.37

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

An urgent and timely exploration of a British political system in peril – and what we must do to sa… read more

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28. Good Chaps: How Corrupt Politicians Broke Our Law and Institutions - And What We Can Do About It

By: Simon Kuper

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The 'Good Chaps' theory holds that those who rise to power in the UK can be trusted to follow the r… read more

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29. Diary of an MP's Wife: Inside and Outside Power

By: Sasha Swire

3.47

Format: 591 pages, Kindle Edition

What is it like to be a wife of a politician in modern-day Britain? Sasha Swire finally lifts the l… read more

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30. In the Thick of It

By: Alan Duncan

3.61

Format: 594 pages, Kindle Edition

As Minister of State at the Foreign Office, Alan Duncan was once described as Boris Johnson’s ‘poop… read more

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31. 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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