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The hotly anticipated final book of bestselling author Tim Shipmans Brexit quartet.
How did Boris Johnson supersede Theresa May to become Britain's Prime Minister How did he pursue his promise to Get Brexit Done amidst multiple Brexit secretaries, repeated coup attempts and reshuffles, and an extraordinarily terse relationship with Brussels What really happened in Downing Street from the political choices to the party place settings as the pandemic took the world in its grip Out follows from May's resignation through to the tussles over the final Brexit deal, the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and our shortest serving PM ever.

If pre-Theresa May Westminster was largely obsessed with the clever idealism of The West Wing, marinated in the farce of The Thick of It, the parable of these years became Game of Thrones, the pseudo-medieval swords and shagging epic pitching warring factions against each other in the quest for the iron throne. At the centre of the action was Tim Shipman, chief political commentator for the Sunday Times, taking notes on the guts and gore and tears.

Out is a riveting, rambunctious account of the most dramatic years in modern British politics.

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Praise for Fall Out

'The doyen of high-class gossip is Shipman, whose All Out War was last years bestselling guide to the referendum campaign. Its sequel takes up where that left off Shipmans books are fast becoming classics Its testament to the rigour of [his] research that the book doesnt feel dated despite the speed at which events at Westminster have moved since it went to press' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian

This extraordinary book reads like a roaring farce jam-packed with fresh, illuminating details Shipmans writing has admirable clarity and drive For anyone who wants to relive the past year this book is a must Craig Brown, Mail On Sunday

All Out War was the best political book published last year its triumphant sequel is even better Alex Massie, Spectator

Gripping If journalism is the "first rough draft" of history, then Shipman is the master of the second, tidied up, version of events A mixture of political thriller, psychological analysis and campaign diary, this is a page-turner for anyone interested in politics Rachel Sylvester, The Times

Readers who enjoyed the lucid prose and unrivalled access that made the first book such a treat will love its sequel New Statesman

Shipman a major-domo with a notebook in his waistcoat pocket bends over backwards to be fair It is crammed with detailed description and the transcribed thoughts of those who were there when the key decisions were taken Andrew Marr, Sunday Times

Excellent engrossing a witty phrase-maker Shipman does a fine job of making sense of the period since the Brexit referendum illuminating Andrew Rawnsley, Observer

Author Bio

Tim Shipman is the political editor of the Sunday Times. He has been a national newspaper journalist since 1997 and in sixteen years writing about politics he has also reported from Westminster for the Daily Mail and the Sunday Express. Tim was Washington correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph during Barack Obamas historic first election campaign. He has covered four general elections, three presidential elections, two wars and more leadership contests than he can count. He popularized the word omnishambles in Westminster long before George Osborne based a budget on the idea. Tim was chairman of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in 2012. He was shortlisted for the Political Journalist of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2015, 2016, and 2017. He lives in south-east London with his wife and more than two thousand books.