The unmissable inside story of the most dramatic general election campaign in modern history and Theresa May's battle for a Brexit deal, the greatest challenge for a prime minister since the Second World War.

By the bestselling author of All Out War, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2017.

This is the unmissable inside story of the most dramatic general election campaign in modern history and Theresa May's battle for a Brexit deal - the greatest challenge for a prime minister since the Second World War.

Fall Out tells of how a leader famed for her caution battled her bitterly divided cabinet at home while facing duplicitous Brussels bureaucrats abroad. Of how she then took the biggest gamble of her career to strengthen her position - and promptly blew it. It is also a tale of treachery where - in the hour of her greatest weakness - one by one, May's colleagues began to plot against her.

Inside this book you will find all the strategy, comedy, tragedy and farce of modern politics - where principle, passion and vaulting ambition collide in the corridors of power. It chronicles a civil war at the heart of the Conservative Party and a Labour Party back from the dead, led by Jeremy Corbyn, who defied the experts and the critics on his own side to mount an unlikely tilt at the top job.

With access to all the key players, Tim Shipman has written a political history that reads like a thriller, exploring how and why the EU referendum result pitched Britain into a year of political mayhem.

About the Author

Tim Shipman has been a national newspaper journalist for twenty-one years and has a wealth of experience reporting on British and American politics and international relations. Currently the Political Editor of the Sunday Times, Tim has covered five British General Elections and three American elections from the US. He is the author of two bestselling books on the Brexit crisis - All Out War, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; and Fall Out, which led to him being described as 'Britain's Bob Woodward'. He was nominated for the political journalist of the year at the British press awards in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was named press journalist of the year in 2017 by the London Press Club

Reviews

'The doyen of ... high-class gossip is ... Shipman, whose All Out War was last year's bestselling guide to the referendum campaign. Its sequel takes up where that left off ... Shipman's books are fast becoming classics ... It's testament to the rigour of [his] research that the book doesn't 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 ... Shipman's 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

'Of books explaining this peculiar time, the most keenly awaited comes from Tim Shipman ... he returns to his role as the chief biographer of Brexit with a worthy sequel' Sebastian Payne, Financial Times

'It carries on from his first book, All Out War and is just as good ... I can't give his books any higher praise than that' Iain Dale, LBC

Book Information
ISBN 9780008264420
Author Tim Shipman
Format Paperback
Page Count 640
Imprint William Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 470g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 40mm