Johnson at 10: The Inside Story: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

Johnson at 10: The Inside Story is a work of contemporary history about Boris Johnson’s time in office. This edition is described as an instant Sunday Times bestseller and is also noted as a Financial Times, Telegraph, New Statesman and Times Book of the Year.

Key details

• Title: Johnson at 10: The Inside Story
• Focuses on Boris Johnson’s premiership from start to finish
• Based on more than 200 interviews with aides, allies and insiders
• Described as an instant Sunday Times bestseller
• Listed as a Waterstones Best Politics Book of 2023

Synopsis

The book charts Boris Johnson’s rise to power in summer 2019 during the Brexit deadlock and follows the turbulent period that followed. It begins with the prorogation of Parliament in August and the election victory later that year, before tracing a succession of major crises faced by the government.

Covering events including Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine and the Partygate scandal, it presents a behind-the-scenes account of a premiership that ended after three years. Drawing on more than 200 interviews, it aims to provide a full account of Johnson’s time in No. 10 and the continuing impact of that period.