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Please find below details of Matthew Elliott's Ten Years On: The Untold Story of Brexit – Reflections on a Life of Campaigning, publishing 23 June 2026.
In this extraordinary memoir of his time in politics, Matthew Elliott reveals what it’s like working side-by-side with Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings, their dealings with Nigel Farage and the tricks of the trade that campaigners use to shape the news.
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TenYears On
The Untold Story of Brexit
Reflections on a life of campaigning
Matthew Elliott
Publication date: 23 June 2026
Price: £22.00
Tim Shipman, political editor, The Spectator
“Matthew Elliott’s new book is the key missing piece in the Brexit story. While others were taking credit for the Leave victory, Elliott quietly got on with the business of making it happen. From one of the key figures in the Eurosceptic movement, Ten Years On is not just an important insider account of what happened, it is also a thoughtful treatise on what might be done to make the most of it.”
Chris Mason, political editor, BBC
“This is a wonderful read from one of the most quietly influential people in politics in recent decades. Matthew’s authentic voice rings out from every page: his deep convictions, mildly expressed; his modest pride in his successes; his humble acknowledgement of mistakes. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable read and highly recommended.”
George Parker, political editor, Financial Times
“Matthew Elliott gives a unique insider’s view into a historic turning point for Britain and explains eloquently why – ten years on – he is one of a dwindling number who still think Brexit is ‘a good thing’.”
The 2016 Brexit referendum caused a political earthquake, with aftershocks that are still being felt a decade after the vote. For many, including many who voted to leave, the result came as a shock. But for one man it was not; it was what he had been working to achieve for twenty years.
You may not have heard of Matthew Elliott, but you should have. Born and brought up in Leeds, he is one of Britain’s most successful political campaigners – a reserved and thoughtful strategist who in his twenties launched a movement to force national and local government to confront wasteful public spending and cut taxes. In 2014, he staved off an attempt to change our voting system, before steering the Vote Leave campaign to victory two years later as its chief executive.
In an extraordinary memoir of his time in politics, Matthew reveals what it’s like working side-by-side with Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings, their dealings with Nigel Farage and the tricks of the trade that campaigners use to shape the news.
Here, ten years on from the EU referendum, is the definitive story of Brexit: the build-up from the 1990s, what really went on during the campaign, its bitter aftermath, how the early post-Brexit opportunities were squandered and the moves now to take Britain back into the EU by stealth.
Matthew Elliott is one of the UK’s foremost public policy thinkers. Described as ‘one of the most formidable political strategists in Westminster’ (Financial Times) and ‘one of the most successful – and feared – campaigners in British politics’ (New Statesman), he has set up numerous policy campaigns, including the TaxPayers’ Alliance in 2003, and has overseen two successful national referendum campaigns: the NOtoAV campaign in 2011 and the Vote Leave campaign in 2016. Matthew is currently the co-founder and president of the Jobs Foundation and a member of the House of Lords, where he sits as Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell. His most recent book is Prosperity Through Growth, co-authored with Dr Arthur B. Laffer, Michael Hintze and Douglas McWilliams.
