Chris Mullin

Rory Stewart is a fish out of water

As a one-nation Tory, Rory Stewart was not a good fit in the party’s new incarnation. We discover how his desire to make the world a better place was always going to work against him

Rory Stewart on 4 October 2019, having just announced his resignation from the Conservative party to run as an independent candidate in the 2020 London mayoral election. [Peter Summers/Getty Images]

  • Politics on the Edge: A Memoir From Within

    Rory Stewart

    Jonathan Cape, pp. 454, £22

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