The Bodley Head scoops Pogrund and Maguire's book on Labour under Starmer

The Bodley Head has snapped up a new book by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund, which tells the inside story of Labour under Keir Starmer.

Will Hammond, deputy publishing director, acquired world English language rights from Victoria Hobbs at A M Heath in an exclusive submission. The Bodley Head will publish in either autumn 2024 or early 2025, depending when the general election occurs.

Get In by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund will draw on Pogrund and Maguire’s "unrivalled access throughout the Labour party" to tell the story of the changes it has undergone under Starmer.

The synopsis says: "The book will offer an inside account of Starmer’s leadership as he overcame opponents internal and external, dragging the party from the depths of its post-Corbyn funk to within touching distance of Downing Street.

"It is a tale of a politician’s single-minded pursuit of victory; of a project that took Labour from its worst defeat in nearly a century to the precipice of power. At its heart will be a portrait of a leader and a gripping narrative account of four years that will determine Starmer’s, Labour’s and the country’s future in 2024."

Maguire is a political columnist for the Times and senior political correspondent for Times Radio, and Pogrund is Whitehall Editor at the Sunday Times, where he covers politics and investigations. The pair have written another book together, called Left Out (The Bodley Head).