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Gripping, exhaustively researched and fast-paced . . . cutting one-liners . . . nuanced character studies . . . scenes are recreated novelistically . . . it reads as if the authors were alongside McSweeney and Starmer as they grappled with multiple crises -- Jason Cowley * Sunday Times, *Book of the Week* *
The compelling story of how one intensely motivated man grabbed control of a broken party, eviscerated its left and ruthlessly reforged Labour into a power-hungry machine . . . extremely well-sourced . . . dramatic detail . . . a rattling tale terrifically well told -- Andrew Rawnsley * Observer, *Book of the Week* *
Fascinating . . . devastating . . . full of lively stories . . . this is certainly a book you need to read to understand this government -- Andrew Marr * New Statesman *
Unsparing . . . Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund’s brilliant new history of Labour’s path back to power . . . [contains] so many golden nuggets . . . on almost every page . . . it gives you a depth and richness to understanding the tensions within the Starmer Project -- Michael Gove * Spectator *
Revealing . . . pacy . . . dispassionate but informed . . . a cracking read -- Robert Shrimsley * Financial Times *
A remarkable piece of journalism -- Rory Stewart
Impeccably written, impeccably researched, impeccably sourced -- Lewis Goodall * The News Agents *
There are revelations on virtually every page of this addictive and compelling book... Maguire and Pogrund are impressive political journalists' -- Steve Richards * Literary Review *
Maguire and Pogrund . . . fish out the juicy niblets and scoops . . . revealing . . . [a] compelling account of what it took for Labour to get back, get in — and what it will require to stay there -- Anne McElvoy * Evening Standard *
Pogrund and Maguire . . . bring it all to life . . . If you have questions about Starmer’s budding reign . . . expect many of them to be answered -- Kara Kennedy * Telegraph **** *