Having gone from Leader of the Opposition to Downing Street in a little over four years, Sir Keir Starmer can obviously claim to have re-established the Labour Party as a credible electoral force. And yet with only one in five voters having backed the former lawyer in the general election of 2024, it is clear that most people in Britain remain unconvinced by him.
Is he a competent and moderate figure capable of fixing the economy and reuniting the country? Or is he just another member of the metropolitan elite who is willing to say anything in order to be in power?
In 2021, Biteback published Red Knight, Michael Ashcroft’s unauthorised biography of Sir Keir Starmer. This new book will be completely revised and updated to chart the momentous events since then, also taking in Sir Keir’s first months in office.
Was the self-declared socialist Sir Keir telling the truth when he said wealth creation would be at the heart of his party’s programme for government? Was he being honest when he promised not to raise taxes for “working people”? How realistic is his vow to deal with illegal immigration by “smashing the gangs”?
Picking up where Red Knight left off, the new edition will shed more light on the PM’s personality, explain how he gained the highest office in the land, consider how he is handling life running the country – and judge whether he is doing a good job.
It will be published in the Spring of 2025.
