SIR Keir Starmer's most closely guarded secrets could be exposed by one of Britain's highest-profile political biographers.
Lord Ashcroft, who sent shockwaves through Westminster with his deep dives into the lives of David Cameron and Angela Rayner, is at work on a fully revised edition of Red Knight, his biography of the Labour leader.
The famously private Prime Minister can expect the political blockbuster to land in the spring and he will probably await its publication with gritted teeth.
A publishing source said Sir Keir "instructed friends and colleagues not to co-operate" with Lord Ashcroft when he wrote the original biography.
Arguing that "the question of why Starmer was so reluctant to face scrutiny in Red Knight remains", the source asked: "Was he hiding something?"
This story is from the August 18, 2024 edition of Sunday Express.
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