Vince Cable’s new novel does contain sex scenes, but they’re ‘very discreet’ Sir Vince Cable has revealed that his upcoming novel contains “very discreet” sex scenes. The newly re-elected Liberal Democrat MP is […]

Sir Vince Cable has revealed that his upcoming novel contains “very discreet” sex scenes.

The newly re-elected Liberal Democrat MP is publishing his first novel, Open Arms, in September. It has been described “explosive thriller which circles from Whitehall to the slums of Mumbai”.

Sir Vince, who is set to become Lib Dem leader in September, was asked on Sunday on Radio 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics if the “racy” book was about “sex and political intrigue”.

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He said: “It is not actually about sex – the sex is very discreet, it is not going to win the bad sex award.

“It is, I hope, a thriller, it is written as part of the Robert Harris genre. Not as good as that obviously, I am a beginner. It is going to break on the world in a couple of months’ time.”

The novel’s main character is “glamorous housewife-turned-MP” Kate Thomson, who “surprises everyone with her meteoric rise at Westminster”. But, when she is sent to India as a trade minister, she is “drawn into a dangerous world of corruption and political intrigue”.

It can be pre-ordered in on Amazon for £17.99. Here is the blurb:

Kate Thompson – glamorous housewife-turned-MP – surprises everyone with her meteoric rise at Westminster. When Kate is sent as a trade minister to India, she hopes it will be her moment to shine. But, embroiled in a personal scandal, she gets drawn into a dangerous world of corruption and political intrigue… Billionaire Deepak Parrikar – head of an Indian arms technology company – is magnetically drawn to the beautiful British minister. But while their relationship deepens, India’s hostilities with Pakistan reach boiling point, causing more than just business and politics to collide. In the race to prevent disaster, can their conflicting loyalties survive being tested to the limit? Open Arms is an explosive thriller which circles from Whitehall to the slums of Mumbai. Cable’s sweeping tale combines unrivalled political detail with international intrigue, desire, and the quest for power. An electrifying debut.

Open Arms is Sir Vince’s fourth book. He has already published three non-fiction books which are about politics and economics.

Sir Vince was also asked a series of “snog, marry or avoid” questions. He told John Pienaar that Darcy Bussell “would definitely get a kiss”, as long as he was living in an alternate reality where he wasn’t happily married.

He said he Melania Trump was “probably a negative” and Theresa May would get a “conciliatory cuddle”, but that was as far as it would go.