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Theresa May : the enigmatic prime minister / Rosa Prince.
Van Pelt Library DA591.M394 P75 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prince, Rosa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- May, Theresa, 1956-.
- May, Theresa.
- Conservative Party (Great Britain)--Biography.
- Conservative Party (Great Britain).
- Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Prime ministers.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 402 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Biteback Publishing Ltd, 2017.
- Summary:
- Twenty days after Britain's dramatic vote to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister has captured Downing Street. Few are more surprised than Theresa May herself. At the start of this extraordinary summer, the formidable May had been on the cusp of becoming the longest-serving Home Secretary in history. Then the unexpected happened. David Cameron's sudden resignation unleashed a leadership contest like no other - and saw the showier rivals for this crown fall one by one with dizzying speed. Britain's second-ever female premier is a self-styled unflashy politician, a vicar's daughter whose commitment to public service was instilled during her Oxfordshire childhood. With one of the strongest marriages in politics, the Vogue-reading, cookbook-devouring, kitten heel-wearing May has overcome personal sadness to forge a reputation as one of the most respected and diligent politicians of her era. More than a decade after she warned stunned Conservatives of their 'nasty' image, the 59-year-old has become the champion of Middle England and united her riven party. May's task now is to bring together a divided country, at the moment of perhaps its greatest challenge since the Second World War. Theresa May tells the story of one of the most extraordinary people ever to enter No. 10.
- Contents:
- Chapter I Born to Serve 1
- Chapter II Child of the Vicarage 15
- Chapter III Oxford - and Philip 31
- Chapter IV From the City to the Council 45
- Chapter V The Candidate 63
- Chapter VI Member of Parliament 79
- Chapter VII The Other Teresa May 97
- Chapter VIII Chairman May 121
- Chapter IX Getting on with the Job 145
- Chapter X Women2Win - and Lose 157
- Chapter XI Outside the Charmed Circle 179
- Chapter XII Home Secretary 201
- Chapter XIII A Bloody Difficult Woman 219
- Chapter XIV Immigration 241
- Chapter XV Evil Tory Spads 263
- Chapter XVI Ambition 287
- Chapter XVII Europe 309
- Chapter XVIII Last Woman Standing 331
- Chapter XIX Prime Minister 355.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1785901451
- 9781785901454
- OCLC:
- 959038279
- Publisher Number:
- 99970981673
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