For the Record (book)
For the Record is a memoir by former British Prime Minister David Cameron, published by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins UK, on 19 September 2019. It gives an insight into his life at 10 Downing Street, as well as inside explanations of the decisions taken by his government. History Cameron signed an £800,000 contract with HarperCollins UK in 2016, selling it the rights to the publication of a 'frank' account of his time in Downing Street. The autobiography was initially planned to be released in 2018, but was delayed so that Cameron would not be seen as a "backseat driver" in Theresa May's handling of Brexit. In April 2017, it was highly documented that Cameron had purchased a £25,000 garden shed to write in, in a style similar to writers Roald Dahl and Dylan Thomas. The title and publication date of the book were released in May 2019, as For the Record, to be published on 19 September, just ten days before the Conservative Party Conference and a little over a month before the UK's EU exit date. Cameron said: "It was an immense privilege to lead the Conservative Party for more than a decade and the country for