TY - BOOK AU - Seldon, Anthony, AU - Newell, Raymond TI - Johnson at 10: the inside story SN - 9781838958022 AV - DA591.J66 S45 2023 U1 - 941.085 23 PY - 2023/// CY - London : PB - Atlantic Books, KW - Johnson, Boris KW - Prime ministers KW - Great Britain KW - Biography KW - Politics and government KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Rise -- Brexit -- Election -- Dreams -- Covid -- Cummings -- Domestic -- Global -- Grown-ups -- Dpwnfall N2 - "After his sudden rise to power in the summer of 2019 amid the Brexit deadlock, Boris Johnson presided over the most dramatic period of British history in almost a century. From the controversial prorogation of Parliament in August 2019 to the historic landslide victory later that year, the agonising upheaval of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic - and the scandals unleashed by both - the Afghanistan crisis, and the conflict in Ukraine, Johnson's premiership was more turbulent than any other in living memory. This gripping work of contemporary history maps Johnson's time in power across ten decisive moments and sheds light on the most divisive and inscrutable prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. Based on major interviews with key aides and allies, Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell give the first full account of Boris Johnson's explosive time in office"--Publisher's description ER -