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The book you need to read before heading to the polls on 4th July. Longstanding senior Labour politician and minister Chris Bryant tells the inside story of what's gone wrong with Westminster - and how we might solve it.
The extraordinary turmoil we have seen in British politics in the last few years has set records. We have had the fastest turnover of ministers in our history and more MPs suspended from the House than ever. Rules have been flouted repeatedly, sometimes in plain sight. The government seems unable to escape the brush of sleaze. And just when we think it's all going to calm down a bit, another scandal breaks.
Having spent years as Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges, Chris Bryant has had a front-row seat for the battle over standards in our politics. Taking us inside the Pugin-carpeted corridors of Westminster, from the prime minister's office to the Strangers' Bar, he examines how parliament has got into this mess and suggests how it might - at last - get its house in order.
'Takes a bulldozer to the crumbling edifice of parliamentary standards' JAMES O'BRIEN *
'Absolutely riveting' REVEREND RICHARD COLES *
'Lively, forensic, engrossing' OBSERVER *
'Vital' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL *
'Blisteringly topical' TELEGRAPH *
'Rollicking' i-PAPER *
'Unputdownable' CAROL VORDERMAN
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From leading MP Chris Bryant, the inside story of misconduct in parliament - and how we can help solve it.
'Takes a bulldozer to the crumbling edifice of parliamentary standards' JAMES O'BRIEN * 'Absolutely riveting' REVEREND RICHARD COLES * 'Lively, forensic, engrossing' OBSERVER * 'Vital' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL * 'Blisteringly topical' TELEGRAPH * 'Rollicking' i-PAPER * 'Unputdownable' CAROL VORDERMAN
Having spent years as Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges, Chris Bryant has been in the thick of the battle over standards in parliament. Cronyism, nepotism, conflicts of interest, misconduct and lying: politicians are engaging in these activities more frequently than ever before, with dangerous results for our democracy. Taking us inside the Pugin-carpeted corridors of Westminster, from the prime minister's office to the Strangers' Bar, Code of Conduct examines how parliament has got into this mess and suggests how it might - at last - get its house in order.
Thoughtful, provocative and very timely, this is a book that needed to be written - and few are better qualified to do so than one of the most dedicated parliamentarians of our generation. Democracies get the representatives they deserve so we all have a responsibility to help raise the standing of our elected politicians.
Code of Conduct will help us do so
