The Diary of a Secret Tory MP: (Almost!) True Stories from the Heart of British Politics

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In conclusion, this book is suitable if you are familiar with UK politics and news context, if you accept cynical views, if you dislike the boring diaries, if your brain won't collapse with the ever changing topics and scenes. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). After teasing his upcoming reveal on Tuesday, Morris had the whole of Twitter guessing which MP he could be – and then he revealed his identity in a dramatic parody clip where (what else? When I went to Daunt Books at Marylebone in June 2023 to ask for this book, it was the last copy, meaning that it is selling very well.

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Sustaining the satire for a whole book is a different kettle of fish than writing short, punching tweets. People had previously speculated that the person behind the account was a high-profile comedian or a real-life MP, but Morris is a personal trainer and ultra marathon runner from Yorkshire, who now lives in Wales.He hasn’t stopped talking all weekend,” was one recent tweet from the account, with Morris describing himself as an “Anonymous Conservative MP and part-time arms dealer”. Sadly while this book started off full of wit and humour (although maybe not quite as laughing-out-loud funny as some of the reviews make it sound) it started to change about halfway through and took a much more partisan tone, occasionally sounding like an AI-generated Guardian opinion column.

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The satirical account, which is staunchly anti-Conservative, gained prominence when Brexit was dominating the headlines prior to the UK’s exit from the EU. I chose a gym in north London, picked up a load of clients straight away and suddenly I was mixing with all these illustrious people.

This covers October 2021 thru September 2022; it gets quite over the top in places, and I think I was more proud of myself for recognising names more than laughing.