Get In

The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer

Patrick Maguire, Gabriel Pogrund

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The Bodley Head Ltd
06 March 2025

Reportage & collected journalism; Political leaders & leadership; Political parties

The explosive, definitive, behind-the-scenes account of Labour and its general election in 2024, from the authors of Left Out

Get In is the definitive behind-the-scenes account of Labour's brutal reinvention and dramatic return to power under Keir Starmer.

From electoral wipeout in 2019 to landslide victory in 2024 and on into Labour's first hundred days in government, Get In is a blistering narrative expose of the most significant and ruthless political transformation in a generation. At its heart is Morgan McSweeney, a mastermind of political subterfuge and author of a strategy, years in the planning, to eviscerate the party, bury the left and rebuild it as a vote-winning machine. In Starmer he saw the perfect vessel for his vision- a man with no political identity but burning with ambition and a single all-consuming principle- to win.

Drawing on unrivalled access throughout the party and extensive leaks of internal party documents and WhatsApp messages, Get In shows how together they betrayed and marginalised Corbyn and his followers, then forged a path in which promises, and at times principles, were readily discarded in pursuit of power. From the near-fatal experience of Beergate to the furore over Israel and Gaza and Labour's chaotic entry into government under Sue Gray, we are in the room as colleagues considered which of them would run to replace Starmer, as Angela Rayner fought back against demotion and struggled to prove herself in the eyes of the British establishment, and as the leader's inner circle repeatedly crushed their opponents inside and outside of the party.

Richly peopled with the major figures of Labour present and past, as well as those who were pulling the strings of power out of sight, this is the coming-of-age story of Britain's government and a parable for the politics of our times- in an era in which faith in politics has plummeted, this is how to game your way to the ultimate prize. But what on earth do you do when you get there?

By: Patrick Maguire, Gabriel Pogrund
Imprint: The Bodley Head Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781847928375
ISBN 10: 1847928374
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 06 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Patrick Maguire (Author) Patrick Maguire is a political columnist for The Times and senior political correspondent for Times Radio. He is a regular commentator on Labour politics for TV and radio and won the 2016 Anthony Howard Award for Young Journalists. Gabriel Pogrund (Author) Gabriel Pogrund is Whitehall Editor at the Sunday Times. He was named Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards (2023). He won Scoop of the Year at the London Press Club Awards (2022) and was the Laurence Stern Fellow at the Washington Post in 2018.

Reviews for Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer

Without question the political book of the year. With revelations on every page, Get In is the book about Keir Starmer we have all been waiting for, and it is impossible to fully understand this government unless you read it -- TIM SHIPMAN Stuffed full of scoops, this is the moment-by-moment story of Labour's dramatic journey back to power, the plots and the personal relationships that drove Starmer into Downing Street, revealing who's really in charge -- LAURA KUENSSBERG A gripping tale of how one man went from political obscurity to running the country – and took Keir Starmer along for the ride. The revelations made me gasp, wince and wonder how the next few years will unfold -- MATT CHORLEY