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The Fall of Boris Johnson
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- Narrated by: Sebastian Payne
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. Written and read by Sebastian Payne, Director of Onward and former Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times.
Winner at the 2022 Parliamentary Book Awards
A New Statesman, The Times, Daily Mail and FT Book of the Year
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 and left the country in crisis.
Sebastian Payne tells the essential behind-the-scenes story, charting the series of scandals that felled Johnson: from the blocked suspension of Owen Paterson, through partygate and the final death blow: the Chris Pincher allegations. This is the full narrative of the betrayals, rivalries and resignations that resulted in the dramatic Conservative coup – and set in motion those events that saw the party sink to catastrophic new lows.
With unparalleled access to those who were in the room when key decisions were made, Payne tells of the miscalculations and mistakes that led to Boris Johnson’s downfall. This is a gripping and timely look at how power is gained, wielded and lost in Britain today.
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"Delicious detail, break-neck pace." (Emily Maitlis)
"Entertaining and illuminating." (Tim Shipman)
"Brilliant." (Fraser Nelson)
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- D J Cooper
- 19-05-23
Interesting listen to Boris’s downfall
The author read his book well and kept me engaged in the monologue. Always interesting to hear what happens behind closed doors
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- Bobskip
- 03-06-23
Slightly Rose Tinted
An interesting and detailed account of the demise of an individual wholly unsuited for public office which gave more credit to Johnson than was due, particularly with regard to the botched Brexit he cobbled together. The inclusion of so many expletives only served to confirm my dim view of Johnson’s acolytes and the bunch of second rate riders on the cabinet merry go round before and after his departure.
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- Jitka
- 15-09-24
an interesting title let down by the narration
Quite an interesting overview of the forces behind Johnson's resignation. Offers quite a sympathetic view of the PM but is not partisan. However, it is a pity the author did not let a more competent narrator read it. The author's inability to pronounce R is jarring. No offence but why he thought he was the right narrator for a book about "Boris", "Tory" and "Prime Minister" is beyond me...
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- J. Roadnight
- 25-11-22
Good account very boringly delivered
Why does an author assume he can do as good a job a professional narrator. The author here could be reading a laundry list
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- Happy reader
- 07-12-22
Great narrative weak narration
Not sure the author was the best narrator voice wise and he was definitely not an impartial observer
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- PS
- 26-01-23
Superb at filling in the gaps
I'm a longtime Guardian reader, so to say I'm familiar with the backstory to this book is an understatement. What it does superbly, is to fill in the gaps and add context to decisions made and thoughts of those inside the No 10 operation at the time. I don't need to know names, and I don't think it's any detriment that the author extensively uses "a source" or "a senior No 10 insider" instead.
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- The Commandante
- 21-05-23
Good but not much new
I enjoyed this book, it’s an entertaining listen and seemed to fly by quickly. But it felt like a lot of it I already knew via following the news etc, there didn’t seem much extra inside story type stuff. Seb was a decent reader once you get used to his way of speaking and sounds quite chatty and informal.
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- Emma Hewitt
- 26-11-22
Five stars
Sebastian’s podcast is always an interesting ,insightful and sometimes funny look behind the scenes of Westminster,this was more of the same.
Really enjoyed learning the truth behind the headlines. Great book and find Sebastian’s voice familiar and reassuring while hearing about the depressing mess our ex PM got himself and others into.
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- Simon Wagman
- 30-05-23
Not much new
Whilst interesting and worth reading, there was little new or revealing and disappointing given the access to “those on the inside”. The final conclusions lacked insight and disappointing.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-22
A sympathetic but compelling portrayal of recent history
Whilst the portrayal is much more sympathetic to Boris than I would have liked, there is no disputing that this is a compelling listen well narrated!
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