The front cover of Nadine Dorries’s new book has just been revealed, and if looks are anything to go by, it’s going to be particularly hard hitting.
The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, by the former Culture Secretary, who is still to formally resign from her role, will be released on September 28, through publishers HarperCollins. That’s just before Tory conference, where it is sure to be a topic of conversation.
The tome focus on her Conservative colleague and friend, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who quit as an MP only last month after accusing the Privileges Committee of "political assassination", when it found he’d deliberately misled the commons over Downing Street parties during lockdown. The synopsis for The Plot reads: “Boris Johnson came to power in 2019 with a larger share of the popular vote than Tony Blair. Rewriting the political map of the UK, he united a party and shattered Labour’s fabled red wall. And yet, just three years later, he was ousted by the same MPs who had greeted his leadership so rapturously. What had gone so wrong?”
Former I’m A Celebrity contestant Dorries said: “When I started this book, I had no idea of the journey I was embarking on. But the more people I talked to in the heart of Westminster, the deeper the story unfolded. If you thought that power flowed from the people into parliament, be prepared to think again.”
Another ex-PM Theresa May’s new book, The Abuse of Power, described as “a searing exposé of injustice and an impassioned call to exercise power for the greater good", is also set for release this autumn. The Register of Members Financial Interests, in which MP’s are required to disclose their extra curricular earnings, reveals that both women received the sum of £20,500 as an advance payment for their books, Dorries from HarperCollins and May from Headline.
