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I Was a Backbench MP and Minister of Life
I taught history at Bristol University and I was keen to part as being a backbench MP to establish the Bristol Bath Science Park. During the coalition I didn't have any chance to go up the rungs of the ladder. And then after the 2015 election, you know, I won my seat again which was no by no means guaranteed. But actually Theresa May invited me to become Minister for the Constitution in the Cabinet Office. It was probably the best experience I've had in government.