Leo McKinstry
Leo McKinstry (born 1962) is a British journalist, historian and author.
Life and career
Born in
Lord Rosebery
.
In the early 1990s, McKinstry was a
Labour councillor in Islington and worked as a parliamentary aide to Labour politician Harriet Harman. Losing his seat on Islington council in 1994, he was working for Labour frontbencher Doug Henderson when he announced the following year, via an article in The Spectator, that he no longer supported the party.[6]
Subsequently, he was a regular columnist in both the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.
McKinstry is married and lives in Kent and Provence.[7]
Awards and honours
- 2003 British Sports Book Awards (Best Biography), Jack & Bobby[8]
- 2007 British Sports Book Awards (Best Football Book), Sir Alf[8]
Bibliography
- Fit to Govern: A Former Labour Activist Asks: Can ISBN 0593039807
- ISBN 1852252790
- ISBN 0007118767
- ISBN 0719558794
- ISBN 0007193785
- ISBN 0719568757
- ISBN 0719523532
- ISBN 1848543395
- ISBN 0224083295
- ISBN 9781468312560
- ISBN 1848876610
- ISBN 1529319366
References
- ^ "Saving the plane that won Battle of Britain". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Leo McKinstry Biography". Harper Collins Publishers. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Middle of the road protest | Columnists". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Is PM 'in retreat' or preparing a 'cunning plan'?". BBC News. 9 September 2019.
- ^ "In defence of the white working class". The Daily Telegraph. London. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Vilified Labour defector vents his spleen in print – 17 years on – Leo McKinstry reveals all to Spectator magazine". Islington Tribune. 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Leo McKinstry". Amheath.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Previous winners". British Sports Book Awards. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
External links
- Biography at The First Post
- Agent biography
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