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Parliament Matters

Parliament Matters Explains: What do MPs actually do?

Dec 27, 2023
29:05

Members of Parliament do not have a job description. So, what exactly is their role? How do they balance constituency and parliamentary responsibilities? How do they manage ministerial and party work?


At some point in the next 12 months we will have a general election. Within days, a large cohort of newly-elected MPs will arrive at the Palace of Westminster. How can they prosper and flourish in the House of Commons? How should they decide what to focus on? How do they maintain a work-life balance?


In this special explainer, we discuss the nature of an MPs work and the challenges they face in balancing often competing demands and obligations.



Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust • Produced by Luke Boga Mitchell, Hansard Society


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