Lord Ashcroft is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. He is also the former treasurer and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party.

To date, Lord Ashcroft has written celebrated biographies of David Cameron, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Sir Keir Starmer. Last year he also published a biography of Boris Johnson's wife, Carrie, which provided a vivid account of how she influenced the government during their time in 10 Downing Street. His latest biography All to Play For: The Advance of Rishi Sunak charts the life and ambition of the current UK Prime Minister.

On this episode, Lord Ashcroft tells us why he wrote this biography. He also shares his discoveries and revelations about Sunak and speculates about his capability to lead the Conservatives to victory at the next election.

Get your copy of All to Play For here:

www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/all-to-play-for

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/