How to Be an MP

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvPaul Flynn

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Not for everyone the title of Prime Minister, ForeignSecretary or other such hallowed callings; the vast majority of the House ofCommons is made up of backbenchers - the power behind the constitutionallyelected throne.Here is a guide for anyone and everyone fascinated by thequirks and foibles of Westminster Palace, covering all species of backbencherand providing every hardworking MP and political enthusiast with the know-howto survive life in Parliament.From how to address the crowd, weather marital troubles andsocialise at party conference to the all-important Backbenchers'Commandments, How to Be an MP is indispensable reading foranyone wishing to make a mark from the back benches and influence proceedingsin the House. And in the process it provides the outsider with a rivetinginsight into life as a Member.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-10-24
Mått216 x 134 x 21 mm
Vikt218 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagBiteback Publishing
ISBN9781785909191

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Paul Flynn was the MP for Newport West from 1987until his death in 2019. In 2016, aged eighty-one, he served as shadowSecretary of State for Wales and shadow Leader of the House of Commons, makinghim the oldest MP to hold a shadow Cabinet position in over a century.Described by the Welsh First Minister as a giant of the Welsh Labour movement,he was hailed by the Prime Minister as an outstanding parliamentarian and atireless campaigner. The late political sketchwriter Simon Hoggart referred tohim as the thinking man's Dennis Skinner.