Out

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘ Out is a magnificent work … pacy and packed with delicious details … Shipman puts you in the room with tremendous detail, with all the horror, swearing and macho loutishness… When Shipman raises his eyes, often in summing up a leader’s time in office, his analysis is sharp and full of insight… For those seeking a moment-by-moment insider history it will not be topped'

Financial Times

‘Filled with the same mix of serious analysis, gossip and eye-opening anecdotes as the first three… as he has done throughout the series, he does his best to avoid caricature, explain the tricky trade-offs faced by everyone involved and highlight politicians’ talents as well as their flaws. This is not an easy thing to do when you’re writing about Liz Truss'

The Times

' An Iliad of Tory misery, infighting and political failure covering the implosion of the Johnson, Truss and Sunak premierships’

The Times, A Book of the Year 2024

‘Magisterial… a wild ride through the rapids of Britain's unforgettable, disturbing Brexit years… a lively mix of high politics [and] low gossip’

Evening Standard

‘The definitive blow-by-blow history. I cannot imagine this account ever being superseded in its mastery of political detail. An important and often surprising book, one of lasting significance, and moreover a really good real’

British Journalism Review

‘It is addictive. The detail is jaw dropping and the narrative drive outstanding. These Shipman books are for the ages. Any future historian wanting to understand what happened will need this quartet'

Iain Martin, Reaction Life and Times columnist

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘ Out is a magnificent work … pacy and packed with delicious details … Shipman puts you in the room with tremendous detail, with all the horror, swearing and macho loutishness… When Shipman raises his eyes, often in summing up a leader’s time in office, his analysis is sharp and full of insight… For those seeking a moment-by-moment insider history it will not be topped'

Financial Times

‘Filled with the same mix of serious analysis, gossip and eye-opening anecdotes as the first three… as he has done throughout the series, he does his best to avoid caricature, explain the tricky trade-offs faced by everyone involved and highlight politicians’ talents as well as their flaws. This is not an easy thing to do when you’re writing about Liz Truss'

The Times

' An Iliad of Tory misery, infighting and political failure covering the implosion of the Johnson, Truss and Sunak premierships’

The Times, A Book of the Year 2024

‘Magisterial… a wild ride through the rapids of Britain's unforgettable, disturbing Brexit years… a lively mix of high politics [and] low gossip’

Evening Standard

‘The definitive blow-by-blow history. I cannot imagine this account ever being superseded in its mastery of political detail. An important and often surprising book, one of lasting significance, and moreover a really good real’

British Journalism Review

‘It is addictive. The detail is jaw dropping and the narrative drive outstanding. These Shipman books are for the ages. Any future historian wanting to understand what happened will need this quartet'

Iain Martin, Reaction Life and Times columnist

Tim Shipman has been a national newspaper journalist for twenty-one years and has a wealth of experience reporting on British and American politics and international relations. Currently the chief political commentator of the Sunday Times , Tim has covered five British General Elections and three American elections from the US. He is the author of two bestselling books on the Brexit crisis – All Out War , which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; and Fall Out , which led to him being described as ‘Britain’s Bob Woodward’. He was nominated for the political journalist of the year at the British press awards in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was named press journalist of the year in 2017 by the London Press Club.