How to be an MP

Not for everyone the title of Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary or other such hallowed callings; the vast majority of the House of Commons is made up of backbenchers - the power behind the constitutionally elected throne. Here is a guide for anyone and everyone who is fascinated by the quirks and foibles of Westminster Palace, covering all species of backbencher and providing every hardworking MP and political ethusiast with the know-how to survive life in Parliament.