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Liz Truss's catastrophic premiership was the shortest and most shambolic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, she witnessed the death of the longest-reigning monarch, attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of sterling and faced a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her resignation.
Why did a prime minister with a significant parliamentary majority, a credible track record of ministerial experience and a strong sense of her own mind fall so rapidly?
Based on exclusive interviews with key aides, allies and insiders, and extensive documents, this gripping behind-the-scenes work of contemporary history by the Sunday Times bestselling author Anthony
Seldon provides the definitive account of Truss's time in office and reveals the critical steps that led to her demise.
About the author
Sir Anthony Seldon is an educator, historian, writer and commentator. A former headmaster and vice chancellor, he is author or editor of over fifty books on contemporary history, politics and education, including Johnson at 10, The Impossible Office?, May at 10, Cameron at 10, Brown at 10, Blair Unbound and The Path of Peace. He's been co-founder of Action for Happiness and the Institute of Contemporary British History, and is founder of the Museum of the Prime Minister.
Summary
Liz Truss's catastrophic premiership was the shortest and most shambolic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, she witnessed the death of the longest-reigning monarch, attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of sterling and faced a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her resignation.
Why did a prime minister with a significant parliamentary majority, a credible track record of ministerial experience and a strong sense of her own mind fall so rapidly?
Based on exclusive interviews with key aides, allies and insiders, and extensive documents, this gripping behind-the-scenes work of contemporary history by the Sunday Times bestselling author Anthony
Seldon provides the definitive account of Truss's time in office and reveals the critical steps that led to her demise.
Foreword
The definitive and jaw-dropping account of Liz Truss's calamitous 49 days in office by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Johnson at 10.
