BREAKING THE CODE: WESTMINSTER DIARIES (PB)

One of the many Conservative MPs who found themselves staring down the barrel of almost-certain defeat, Gyles Brandreth understands what it’s like to be part of a government in its death throes. His account of his time in Parliament from 1992 to 1997 also controversially revealed the secret world of the Whips’ Office and its struggles to control a party riven by infighting. Now, as history looks set to repeat itself, comes the definitive edition of this widely acclaimed classic.