Brexit: The Uncivil War didn’t reveal the truth about Vote Leave

Brexit: The Uncivil War makes a big claim right at the start: to show us what really happened in the EU referendum two years ago, and to give us insight into the inner workings of the Vote Leave campaign. It’s an enticing offer but (ironically for a film about allegedly dodgy campaign pledges) I’m not really sure it ever really delivers on this promise.

Now, I admit that I’m as far away as possible from a ‘neutral’ or ‘impartial’ reviewer. Having campaigned for Brexit long before ‘Brexit’ was even a word, and having served as the Research Director of Vote Leave, I realise it’s pretty much impossible for me to approach this drama with a completely open mind. I’m also a close friend of the hero (villain?) of the piece, Dominic Cummings.

But those biases aside, I was there in the Vote Leave battle room – from the moment the lights first went on, in what was initially a small construction site in Autumn 2015, to the moment Dom took out a chunk of the ceiling on victory night.