Snakes and Ladders
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Snakes and Ladders

Navigating the ups and downs of politics

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Snakes and Ladders

Navigating the ups and downs of politics

About this book

"Gasp-inducing" – Laura Kuenssberg

"Jaw-dropping" – The House

"A must-read" – Iain Dale

"Fascinating" – Iain Duncan Smith

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In the high-stakes world of politics, there are superb highs and terrible lows – and never more so than in the period since 2010. Few are better placed to give an insider's view of the turmoil than the Rt Hon. Dame Andrea Leadsom MP.

From taking to the stage at Wembley as a key figure in the campaign to leave the European Union, through two leadership bids, Cabinet intrigue and squaring off against an increasingly erratic Speaker, Andrea's very personal account tracks the ups and downs of a life in politics and particularly the challenges for female MPs.

In this updated edition, which sheds new light on the fraught leadership campaigns of 2022, Andrea argues that political careers don't always – as is so often claimed – end in failure, and explains how, like a game of snakes and ladders, politics is often about getting yourself into the right place at the right time.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter One: Path to Parliament
  6. Chapter Two: Babies, Banks and Brussels
  7. Chapter Three: Minister
  8. Chapter Four: An Unexpected Promotion
  9. Chapter Five: Backing Brexit
  10. Chapter Six: Leadership Campaign
  11. Chapter Seven: As a Mother
  12. Chapter Eight: Cabinet
  13. Chapter Nine: Mislaying a Majority
  14. Chapter Ten: Leader of the House
  15. Chapter Eleven: Hung Parliament
  16. Chapter Twelve: Stupid Woman
  17. Chapter Thirteen: Departures
  18. Chapter Fourteen: Leadership Revisited
  19. Chapter Fifteen: BEIS
  20. Chapter Sixteen: Marching Orders
  21. Chapter Seventeen: Pandemic
  22. Chapter Eighteen: Back to Babies
  23. Appendix: Brexit Legislation Timeline
  24. Index
  25. Plates
  26. Copyright