The Unlikely Candidate

Across the Western world people are desperate for a radical shift in the kinds of politics and politicians that they are presented with. Primary defeats to established figures and shock results in referendums are becoming the norm, while 'outsiders' are shaking up political cultures. In this book, Ali Milani, a rising star in the UK's Labour Party, brings a unique perspective on the key political issues we are now facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to show how young people from different backgrounds can engage in politics. Using his rollercoaster campaign against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the UK's 2019 general election and his time in Bernie Sanders' campaign team, he inspires a new generation of political leaders from the disenfranchised, disillusioned and marginalised to usher in a new wave of diverse voices and experience in mainstream politics.