The Fall of Boris Johnson: The Award-Winning, Explosive Account of the PM's Final Days

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In November 2022 Pan Macmillan published The Fall of Boris Johnson, Payne's book about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's downfall. [18] [19] Payne, Sebastian (16 November 2011). "How true to life is Channel 4's Fresh Meat?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 October 2019. Originally from the North East himself, Payne sets out to uncover the real story behind the red wall and what turned these seats blue. Beginning in Blyth Valley in the North East and ending in Burnley, with visits to constituencies across the Midlands and Yorkshire along the way, Payne gets to the heart of a key political story of our time that will have ramifications for years to come. a b c d Dale, Iain (8 October 2021). "Chapter 147: Sebastian Payne". Iain Dale's Book Club (Podcast). Global . Retrieved 8 October 2021. As I had appreciated from a 30000 ft height, there were a lot of issues that finally brought him down, but they all speak to his apparent belief that no rules applied to him and he could act with egregious self interest without suffering any consequences at all. It is fortunate that his party finally came to an end when his party finally had enough of this vile leader. However, I give them no credit since they were the most craven apologists for his shenanigans for far too long and really only decided to call time on him when it became clear he was an electoral liability rather than an asset. This mirrors the cravenness of GOP in regards to Trump although they still haven't broken with him in the US for the most part.

The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. From Sebastian Payne, former Financial Times Whitehall editor and author of Broken Heartlands. After reading the first volume of Margaret Thatchers biography, I thought I'd read a more modern book concerning a Prime Minister. I must admit I got this book purely on the basis that it was about Boris Johnson. Yes, it's not a book that is from his better days but it is a necessary read. Payne points out that throughout his premiership Johnson was usually absent overseas during key moments of crisis. Out of country and out of touch he was unable to read the atmosphere and react decisively. Payne argues that Johnson was unable to survive the “three P’s” which cumulatively destroyed his premiership: the Paterson affair which dealt a fatal blow to relations with his MPs; partygate, which Johnson tried to brazen out; and finally the Chris Pincher affair which displayed his poor judgement.The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. From Sebastian Payne, former Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times and author of Broken Heartlands. It is clear that Payne doesn’t quite believe in his own project. By the epilogue he is still oscillating between tragedy and thriller. He concludes that “few anticipated just how chaotic it would be”. I’m afraid that simply isn’t true. That was, indeed, the principal objection to Johnson. Payne then fizzles out in a series of lengthy anonymous quotes and concludes lamely that Johnson’s fall was not inevitable although it was always quite likely. a b c "Sebastian Payne". Speakers for Schools. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019 . Retrieved 8 December 2022. a b c d e "The Currant Affairs Podcast Season 4 - Interview with Sebastian Payne". Purple Radio On Demand (Podcast). Apple Podcasts. 7 April 2022 . Retrieved 8 December 2022.

Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England (Pan Macmillan, 2021) ISBN 978-1529067361 Perhaps too soon to claim to be the definitive story, Sebastian Payne has nonetheless delivered a well written and serious analysis of a chaotic premiership Payne, Sebastian (14 March 2015). "Seb Payne's schooldays". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021 . Retrieved 8 December 2022. What brought him down within six silly months? “The three Ps”. Owen Paterson, who Boris unwisely tried to protect in wake of a lobbying scandal; Partygate, which he brazened through and almost survived; and Chris Pincher, the whip whose wandering hands goosed a government. Jeremy Corbyn with former Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell at a 2017 election campaign event. Campbell lost his seat in 2019, having been Blyth’s MP for 32 years. Photograph: Scott Heppell/AFP/Getty Images

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a b c "Sebastian E. Payne > Personalia". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009 . Retrieved 3 October 2020. Leading alumni in online and digital". City, University of London. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020 . Retrieved 8 December 2022. Boris Johnson was touted as the saviour of the country and the Conservative Party, obtaining a huge commons majority and finally "getting Brexit done". But within three short years, he was deposed in disgrace, leaving the country in crisis. The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. From Sebastian Payne, Director of Onward and former Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times. Author: Sebastian Payne". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016 . Retrieved 8 December 2022.

Imagine another world in which neither of these two books could have been written. Jeremy Hunt becomes prime minister in 2019. He takes a moderated version of Brexit through the House of Commons without the need to seek another mandate. There is no general election in 2019 and therefore no acceleration of the Labour recovery. In May 2022 Hunt beats Jeremy Corbyn comfortably in a general election and, six months later, he looks on as his chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivers the Autumn Statement. Across the dispatch box the fledgling leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer, contemplates the years ahead. Payne lives in Crouch End, North London. [8] He married Sophia Gaston on 20 July 2019 with the marriage ending in divorce in 2022. Gaston is a London School of Economics visiting fellow and Head of Foreign Policy and UK Resilience at the conservative think tank Policy Exchange. [24] [25] [26] Bibliography [ edit ] A reasonable account of Johnson's fall, as told by a journalist/think tanker/hopeful MP. As a 'first draft of history', it works well as a blow-by-blow account of the events leading up to Johnson's resignation (the postscript, on the leadership election that followed, is weaker).Former Financial Times journalist shortlisted to be Tory election candidate". The National. 2 June 2023 . Retrieved 10 June 2023.