Red Flag: The Uneasy Advance of Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir
Starmer made the leap from Leader of the Opposition to Prime Minister in only
four years, one of just a handful of politicians to have done so since 1945. Yet
the landslide majority that Labour secured under him in July 2024 has been
described as 'loveless' and his first months in Downing Street were
overshadowed by rows and controversies, turning what should have been a
political honeymoon into a period of sustained turbulence.

In this fully
revised and updated edition of his 2021 biography, Michael Ashcroft traces how Starmer
went from schoolboy socialist to radical lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions
before - aged fifty-two - becoming an MP, then Labour leader and ultimately the
occupant of No. 10.

Revealing
previously unknown details which help to explain what makes Starmer tick, this careful
examination of Britain's first Labour Prime Minister for fourteen years offers
voters the chance to assess his character and his political instincts. Having
turned his party into an election-winning machine, his goal is to transform
Britain into one of the most progressive states in the world. Does he have what
it takes to succeed?