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Parliament’s wake-up call for Government, the future of tax and David Lidington MP
As the 2017-2019 Parliament ends and Britain girds itself for a General Election, how will this Parliament be viewed by history? Has it perhaps done its job better than some people think? Will future governments need to do things differently now that Parliament has flexed its muscles?
“Backbenchers have found that they can get together, form coalitions and do things that Government doesn’t want,” says Hannah White. “That’s a real wake-up call for Government.”
Plus: The loneliness of the long-distance Cabinet minister. What do potential ministers need to look out for? Could we really get by…
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