HarperCollins bags first biography of Liz Truss by Harry Cole and James Heale

HarperCollins has bagged the first biography of new prime minister Liz Truss by the Sun’s political editor Harry Cole with Spectator writer and gossip column editor James Heale. 

Editor Imogen Gordon Clark acquired world rights in all languages to Out of the Blue: The Inside Story of Liz Truss and Her Astonishing Rise to Power directly from the authors. It will publish on 8th December. 

The synopsis says: “Despite being the longest serving member of the cabinet and now holding the highest office in British politics, Truss is virtually unknown to millions of voters. From schoolgirl revolutionary to Britain’s new prime minister, Truss has been written off, mocked and undermined by even her closest colleagues, yet she has slowly but determinedly worked her way up to 10 Downing Street. 

“With unrivalled access and insight, award-winning political journalists Harry Cole and James Heale chart the rise of the studious teenage Lib Dem who transformed into the queen of the Brexiteers. They track her journey through some of the most powerful jobs in cabinet and an unexpected rebranding from stiff Tory loyalist to free-wheeling social media star.” 

Cole and Heale said: “Britain’s new prime minister has been written off, belittled and undermined throughout her march to power. To many she would have risen without a trace, but nobody gets to the top by accident. 

“We are very excited to chart the ups and downs that have delivered Liz Truss from a radical schoolgirl to the country’s 56th prime minister. And we are delighted to be working with the brilliant team at HarperCollins to be first to market, with Out of the Blue available to pre-order now in time for Christmas. 

“Some say she is a political shapeshifter, others a dangerous ideologue. During the contest she boasted that ‘everything I have ever said or done is known about’. Our book will test that to the very limit.” 

Gordon Clark added: “Covering Liz Truss’ pre-political past, her dramatic rise to power and her plans for Britain’s future, this in-depth biography lets readers around the country learn all there is to know about our new prime minister.”