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He is a most unlikely revolutionary: a middle-aged, middle-class
former grammar schoolboy who honed his radicalism on the mean
streets of rural Shropshire. Last summer, this little-known
outsider rode a wave of popular enthusiasm to win the Labour Party
leadership by a landslide, with a greater mandate than any British
political leader before him. This new edition of the critically
acclaimed biography brings the Jeremy Corbyn story fully up to
date, setting out how this very British iconoclast managed to
snatch the leadership of a party he spent forty years rebelling
against and, despite rebellion from within his own ranks, managed
to galvanise millions to vote for him in the 2017 general election.
Engaging, clear-sighted and above all revealing, Comrade Corbyn
explores the extraordinary story of the most unexpected leader in
modern British politics.
Twenty days after Britain's dramatic vote to leave the European
Union, with the government still reeling from the political
aftershock, a new Prime Minister captured Downing Street. Few were
more surprised by this unexpected turn of events than Theresa May
herself. David Cameron's sudden resignation unleashed a leadership
contest like no other - and saw the showier rivals for his crown
fall one by one with dizzying speed. So how did the daughter of an
Oxfordshire vicar rise to the top job with such ease? In this
fascinating biography, Rosa Prince explores the self-styled
unflashy politician whose commitment to public service was
instilled in her from childhood. More than a decade after she
warned stunned Conservatives of their 'nasty' image, May has become
the champion of Middle England and, for the time being, united her
riven party. Theresa May: The Enigmatic Politician maps the rise of
Britain's second female premier, a woman who had to fight against
the odds to become an MP, who remained overlooked and undervalued
during much of her time in Parliament, yet who went on to become a
formidable Home Secretary and, now, the leader of her country as it
faces its greatest challenge since the Second World War.
He is a most unlikely revolutionary: a middle-aged, middle-class
former grammar schoolboy who honed his radicalism on the mean
streets of rural Shropshire. Last summer, this little-known
outsider rode a wave of popular enthusiasm to win the Labour Party
leadership by a landslide, with a greater mandate than any British
political leader before him.One year on, as Corbyn struggles to
retain his grip on the leadership amid open revolt from his own
MPs, this new edition of the critically acclaimed biography brings
the Jeremy Corbyn story fully up to date, setting out how this very
British iconoclast managed to snatch the leadership of a party he
spent forty years rebelling against ...and how the party has
rebelled against him in turn.Engaging, clear-sighted and above all
revealing, Comrade Corbyn explores the extraordinary story of the
most unexpected leader in modern British politics.
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