Spartan Victory: The inside story of the Battle for Brexit

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“Thank God for the Spartans” – Nigel Farage“If you voted for Brexit, you really ought to buy this book” – Jacob Rees-Mogg MP“Given the situation the Conservatives find themselves in, Francois’ book is essential reading” – Robert Colville, The Sunday Times“This is a deeply serious book. Francois really means what he says” – Andrew Gimson, Conservative Home“The memoirs of doughty Brexit street-fighter Mark Francois” – The Spectator“I thoroughly enjoyed Spartan Victory – warm and witty, moving and insightful – congratulations” – Rt Hon Michael Gove MPSpartan Victory is a dynamic, insider account of the “Battle for Brexit” in Parliament and the media, written by the MP who served as the Brexiteer’s de-facto “Chief Whip”, throughout the epic struggle to uphold the result of the 2016 Referendum. As such, it provides a unique perspective on arguably the most important event in British political history since the end of the Second World War.This work incorporates much never previously published material, including the highly secret Brexiteer Whipping Team – some of whom now serve in the current Cabinet – and who resisted the Government’s so-called EU “Withdrawal Agreement” which was actually designed to do precisely the opposite.This candid, sometimes humorous account explains what was really at stake during this gruelling contest, to uphold the British people’s decision to Leave the EU and how 28 Tory MPs, the so-called “Spartans” held out until the bitter end, in what ultimately became a battle to uphold the democratic principle itself.