Cameron at 10

The Inside Story 2010-2015

By: Anthony Seldon, Peter Snowdon (As told to)

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Paperback | 26 April 2016

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As dusk descended on 11 May 2010, David Cameron entered 10 Downing Street as the youngest prime minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812. He stood at the head of the first Coalition government in 65 years, with the country in dire economic straits following a deep financial crisis. From the early heady days of the Rose Garden partnership with the Liberal Democrats to the most bitterly contested general election in years, ‘Cameron at 10’ highlights forty dramatic moments in an exceptionally turbulent period in British politics.

The book contains all the highs and lows on the domestic front as well as providing revealing insights into the Prime Minister’s relationships with foreign leaders, particularly the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama. With unprecedented access to the ‘inner circle’ of politicians and civil servants that surround the Prime Minister, from Chancellor George Osborne and former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to all of Cameron’s personal team, this is the most intimate account of a serving prime minister that has ever been published.

About the Author

Anthony Seldon is the author of multiple volumes on the premiership from Edward Heath to Gordon Brown, and is considered one of Britain’s pre-eminent political biographers and contemporary historians. He is the former head of one of the country’s leading independent schools, Wellington College, and has recently been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Buckingham University.Peter Snowdon is a journalist and historian, and duty edits BBC Radio 4’s flagship ‘Today’ Programme.

He has written the unrivalled account of the Conservative Party’s return to power under David Cameron, ‘Back from the Brink’, described by Daniel Finkelstein as ‘a superb new history of the last decade in Tory politics’. The authors have collaborated on several books together, including the twin volume biography of Tony Blair – ‘Blair’ and ‘Blair Unbound’.

Industry Reviews

Praise for 'Cameron at 10'

'Explosive... authoritative yet uncompromisingly tough... a gripping and at times astonishing account of the people who rule us' Mail on Sunday

'These pages are a masterclass in so-called "tick-tock" narrative - a minute-by-minute account, studded with detailed recollections and observations... A formidable achievement...Magisterial... If I were Mr Corbyn, I'd get busy reading' Matthew D'Ancona, Evening Standard

'While Lord Ashcroft may have started a brief craze for pig jokes...The more interesting (and damaging) disclosures come in the other new book about him, Cameron at 10 by Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon' Fraser Nelson, Telegraph

'Rigorously researched, giving an insight into the inner workings of Cameron's No 10 and the coalition that we have not seen before... While Ashcroft and Oakeshott's Call me Dave should by no means be dismissed, ultimately the offering from Seldon and Snowdon feels a far more substantial look at an intriguing political leader' Independent on Sunday

'An immensely thorough work... it contains a more damaging passage than any in their rival's unauthorised work' Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times

'A substantial piece of work - a blow-by-blow account, impeccably researched and carefully documented, of the highs and lows of the first Cameron administration. The authors appear to have enjoyed almost total access. Their judgements are on the whole balanced and the narrative compelling' Chris Mullin, Observer

'A monumental first draft of history' John Rentoul, Independent

'Where Seldon excels is in his understanding of political relationships. Seldon and Snowdon are adept at convincing friends and colleagues to talk candidly' The Times

'Seldon and Snowdon are particularly strong on foreign policy... Cameron at 10 is an invaluable resource' Daily Telegraph

'Measured and thoughtful... Cameron at 10 is a fascinating book' James Bloodworth, Daily Beast

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