Peter Hennessy was described by the late Ben Pimlott as ‘a political historian and journalist who has himself become something of a national institution’. He is Attlee Professor of History at Queen Mary College, London, and the author of the best-selling The Prime Minister and The Secret State (all Penguin). He is a frequent broadcaster and is regularly consulted by all political parties on constitutional and historical questions.

Peter Hennessy was described by the late Ben Pimlott as ‘a political historian and journalist who has himself become something of a national institution’. He is Attlee Professor of History at Queen Mary College, London, and the author of the best-selling The Prime Minister and The Secret State (all Penguin). He is a frequent broadcaster and is regularly consulted by all political parties on constitutional and historical questions.

Peter Hennessy was described by the late Ben Pimlott as ‘a political historian and journalist who has himself become something of a national institution’. He is Attlee Professor of History at Queen Mary College, London, and the author of the best-selling The Prime Minister and The Secret State (all Penguin). He is a frequent broadcaster and is regularly consulted by all political parties on constitutional and historical questions.