A very funny satire from The Secret Tory, a spoof Twitter account, who may keep their identity hidden, but definitely has fantastic comedy chops. This satirical walk through Westminster and the Conservative parliamentary party is definitely for the "political junkie" who will enjoy all the "inside baseball" references. Encouraged by the Times columnist and author Caitlin Moran, who was one of his gym clients, he turned his next Twitter persona into a book, The Diary of a Secret Tory MP: (Almost! People are forever telling me they preferred it when I was doing jokes about Mark ne-Francois-pas’ mock-Tudor carport and breakfasts of Sugar Puffs made with a can of Monster.

Secret Tory Twitter Account Finally Reveals Identity The Secret Tory Twitter Account Finally Reveals Identity

Although given everything which happened it in 2022 I had to listen in short batches as it is so close to the bone.It was through Abbey Shakespeare Players that he met his wife in his early 20s, but “I was a bit wild at the time, getting into all sorts of scrapes, so she wasn’t having anything to do with me then. Mr Morris exposed his true identity in a two-minute parody skit that showed Michael Gove and Jacob Rees-Mogg attempting to catch and kill him. He and Ellie started Field Maneuvers, a no-frills rave spanning a weekend, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. But you don’t have to let the book make you think, if you just read it for laughs you will keep turning the pages for pleasure.

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Meanwhile Ellie was working on dance music shows for BBC Radio 1, and Morris “got to know loads of people in the music industry who had two or three pretty lame anecdotes about the time they did something wacky. Its success likely hinges on the author's ability to present information in an engaging way and organize the vast array of facts cohesively. True Stories from the Heart of British Politics, which is really sprightly, droll and powered by deep disillusionment. Henry Morris, revealed that he has been running the parody account that has amassed nearly 200,000 followers since it started in 2019.Since its inception in 2019, the account – which now has nearly 200,000 followers – has been the focus of magnetised speculation: “Retired anonymous Conservative MP, part-time arms dealer” was how he described himself, though everyone knew that wasn’t real-real. Henry Morris should look a lot more stressed than he does, though it’s true that this is the first time I’ve met him (over Zoom), and he has such confident hair that it would be hard to see uncertainty beneath it.

The Diary of a Secret Tory MP (Audio Download): The Secret The Diary of a Secret Tory MP (Audio Download): The Secret

Quite a funny book, you need to go into it understanding it’s nothing but a comedy so therefore it’s quite light hearted and silly. It’s probably easier reading, and easier to laugh, if you are a left of centre reader but the book still makes one think about the state of politics and wonder why the British electorate has let this lot run the country. The anchor didn’t really know what to make of him – what is this regular person doing inside the commentariat?

Mr Morris started the account with the name “Mark ne Francois pas” and used it to parody Tory MP Mark Francois. I look forward to the day when a Labour government at Westminster gets a similar treatment though that seems quite a while away. If you haven’t lived in the UK or followed it’s politics over the 2 years you’d dismiss this as far fetched satirical farce. Sadly while this book started off full of wit and humour (although maybe not quite as laughing-out-loud funny as some of the reviews make it sound) it started to change about halfway through and took a much more partisan tone, occasionally sounding like an AI-generated Guardian opinion column.

The Diary of a Secret Tory MP – HarperCollins Publishers UK The Diary of a Secret Tory MP – HarperCollins Publishers UK

Quite a funny account of the Tory party from October 21 to September 22, the chaos surrounding Boris Johnson’s premiership and the attitudes of the Tory Party. Which isn't the author's fault, it's just hard to satirise the current crop of politicians when they are already such caricatures that they are seemingly impervious to satire. We had these baronesses, lords and millionaires coming in to the gym where I was a personal trainer.When I went to Daunt Books at Marylebone in June 2023 to ask for this book, it was the last copy, meaning that it is selling very well. After teasing his upcoming reveal on Tuesday, Morris had the whole of Twitter guessing which MP he could be – and then he revealed his identity in a dramatic parody clip where (what else?