Get In

Gripping, exhaustively researched and fast-paced . . . cutting one-liners . . . nuanced character studies . . . scenes are recreated novelistically . . . it reads as if the authors were alongside McSweeney and Starmer as they grappled with multiple crises -- Jason Cowley * Sunday Times, *Book of the Week* *
The compelling story of how one intensely motivated man grabbed control of a broken party, eviscerated its left and ruthlessly reforged Labour into a power-hungry machine . . . extremely well-sourced . . . dramatic detail . . . a rattling tale terrifically well told -- Andrew Rawnsley * Observer, *Book of the Week* *
Fascinating . . . devastating . . . full of lively stories . . . this is certainly a book you need to read to understand this government -- Andrew Marr * New Statesman *
Unsparing . . . Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund’s brilliant new history of Labour’s path back to power . . . [contains] so many golden nuggets . . . on almost every page . . . it gives you a depth and richness to understanding the tensions within the Starmer Project -- Michael Gove * Spectator *
Revealing . . . pacy . . . dispassionate but informed . . . a cracking read -- Robert Shrimsley * Financial Times *
A remarkable piece of journalism -- Rory Stewart
Impeccably written, impeccably researched, impeccably sourced -- Lewis Goodall * The News Agents *
Maguire and Pogrund . . . fish out the juicy niblets and scoops . . . revealing . . . [a] compelling account of what it took for Labour to get back, get in — and what it will require to stay there -- Anne McElvoy * Evening Standard *
Pogrund and Maguire . . . bring it all to life . . . If you have questions about Starmer’s budding reign . . . expect many of them to be answered -- Kara Kennedy * Telegraph **** *
Two serious journalists who have provided an extraordinarily detailed and sometimes bloodstained account of Labour's transformation over the past five years -- Tom Baldwin * Guardian *
Utterly compelling . . . brilliant -- Steve Richards * Not Another One *
As excruciating as it is insightful * Economist *
Compelling -- John Harris * Guardian *
A fascinating new book . . . telling the inside story of Keir Starmer’s leadership . . . shines a light on the relationship between leading politicians and their influential advisers -- Andrew Grice * Independent *
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
A gripping story of raw politics and ruthless men from two of Britain's best young journalists -- Helen Lewis
A superb work of contemporary history which defines the Starmer premiership -- Peter Oborne