On 31 March 2015, the day after the prorogation of Parliament ahead of the 2015 general election, he announced his resignation from the House of Lords with immediate effect, stating he would continue in politics. Books Dirty politics Dirty times: My fight with Wapping and New Labour, 2005, Biteback, Smell the Coffee: A Wakeup Call for the Conservative Party, 2005, Politico's, Victoria Cross Heroes, 2007, Headline, . Foreword by the Prince of Wales. Special Forces Heroes: Extraordinary True Stories of Daring and Valour, 2009, Headline, Minority Verdict: The Conservative Party, the voters and the 2010 election, 2010, Biteback, George Cross Heroes, 2010, Headline, It's Not You, It's Them: Research to remind politicians what matters, 2012, Biteback, Degrees of Separation: Ethnic minority voters and the Conservative Party, 2012, Biteback, The Armed Forces & Society: The military in Britain through the eyes of Service personnel, employers and the public, 2013, Biteback, Heroes of the Skies, 2013, Headline, Special Ops Heroes, 2014, Headline, Pay Me Forty Quid and I'll Tell You: The 2015 election campaign through the eyes of the voters, with Kevin Culwick, 2015, Biteback, Call Me Dave: The unauthorised biography of David Cameron, with Isabel Oakeshott, 2015, Biteback, () Well, You Did Ask...: Why the UK voted to leave the EU, with Kevin Culwick, 2016, Biteback, Victoria Cross Heroes Volume II, 2016, Biteback, Jacob's Ladder: The Unauthorised Biography of Jacob Rees-Mogg, 2019, Biteback, Going for Broke: The Rise of Rishi Sunak, 2020, Biteback, First Lady: Intrigue at the Court of Carrie and Boris Johnson, 2022, Biteback, () Arms References External links Conservative Home, owner Lord Ashcroft Foundation Register of Lords' interests Crimestoppers, founder The Times libel statement, 5 June 2003 How did Ashcroft do it? The Ins and Outs of Non-Dom tax avoidance, March 2010 Victoria Cross Heroes Special Forces Heroes George Cross Heroes 1946 births Living people People from Chichester Belizean businesspeople People educated at Norwich School People educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Alumni of Anglia Ruskin University Corporate raiders Conservative Party (UK) life peers Conservative Party (UK) officials English football chairmen and investors Giving Pledgers 21st-century philanthropists People with non-domiciled status in the United Kingdom Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Victoria Cross People named in the Panama Papers People named in the Paradise Papers Life peers created by Elizabeth II Crime