Code of Conduct : Why We Need to Fix Parliament – and How to Do It

by Bryant, Chris | United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published 23/05/2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 240 pages
197 x 130 x 19mm | 188g

THE INSTANT TOP TWO SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom leading MP Chris Bryant, the inside story of misconduct in parliament – and how we can help solve it.

*Updated at paperback with a new chapter*'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 VORDERMANHaving 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.