The Tory peer is set to publish a tell-all book on Sir Keir’s life in the spring.
Keir Starmer only came to power in July but it has been an eventful three months (Image: Getty)
Tory d onor, peer and author Lord Ashcroft has been forced to issue a plea to Keir Starmer
Lord Ashcroft is writing an updated version of his book on the PM’s life, entitled “Red Knight”, after its initial release in 2021, prior to his election victory.
The new edition will include his rise from the depths of opposition to his achievement securing Labour’s biggest election victory since 1997.
In a new tweet, Lord Ashcroft has now begged Sir Keir to do one important thing ahead of publication.
He joked: “To Keir Starmer. As you know I’m updating your biography Red Knight to be released next Spring.”
Lord Ashcroft has written numerous political books (Image: Getty)
“It will address Labour’s manifesto and promises after 6 months in office.
“I am struggling to keep up with all the revelations and would ask you to pause for a few weeks to let me catch up.
“Thank you.”
Daily Express columnist Carole Malone joked in response: “The updates are likely taking longer than writing the book did because the catastrophes keep on coming!”
Columnist Allison Pearson also reacted with two crying laughing emojis, as did many others on the social media platform.
Lord Ashcroft’s political biographies have become a fixture of Westminster literature in recent years, with books covering everyone from Kemi Badenoch, Angela Rayner, Rishi Sunak, Carrie Johnson, and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
His two most infamous revelations cam in his biographies of David Cameron and Ms Rayner.
His book on the then-Tory PM sparked ‘pig gate’ after it reported lurid details of the Prime Minister’s initiation to a top secret posh dining club at Oxford University.
His book on Ms Rayner sparked a police investigation in Manchester after it was revealed she didn’t pay capital gains tax on a house she sold in 2010 because it was her primary abode.
However Lord Ashcroft revealed she had been living largely with her then-husband at a second address, which should have made her liable to pay tax on the £48,500 profit from the sale.
The police eventually ruled that they would not take further action, and HMRC said she did not owe the tax.
