The backbencher
The Backbencher is our free weekly email bringing you the latest from the Commons and beyond
Police prank
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The byelection excuse book
The Lib Dems have honed their byelection strategy machine into an impressively aerodynamic entity, reports the Backbencher
The Backbencher: Gordon's pronounced difficulties
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Rotten tomatoes
Sun-blushed faces in the Debate this week, reports the Backbencher
Completing 2007 as prime minister
The Backbencher investigates a case of democratic deficit that goes all the way to the top
BlackBerry blackout
The BBC never likes to be reminded that it breaks news as if it's a quarterly periodical rather than a 24-7 outlet, notes the Backbencher
The Backbencher: 'Boris isn't wearing any clothes'
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The curse of Committee Room 14
The 10p revolt may have been called off, but for some MPs the symbolism of the location of Monday's PLP meeting with Gordon was very strong, notes the Backbencher
Streetfighter
Unlike the Labour party, the Tory party is so tranquil they've have had to buy in a games machine to simulate the punch-ups, reports the Backbencher
Do as we say, not as we do
Welcome to the Backbencher, the Guardian's weekly insider's guide to Westminster.
From poetry to plumbing
Welcome to the Backbencher, the Guardian's weekly insider's guide to Westminster
Nuclear family
The Backbencher, the Guardian's weekly insider's guide to Westminster, is chastised for being tribal
The blond vote
The Backbencher, the Guardian's weekly insider's guide to Westminster, witnesses Boris Johnson lingo-bombing an audience with new terms for potholes and commuting
Crackbenchers
Put it on silent, advises the Backbencher, the Guardian's insider's guide to Westminster
Buzz buzz
Impressive to see the bugged minister Sadiq Khan so sarcastic in the face of HM's secret service, notes the Backbencher, the Guardian's insider's guide to Westminster
The Chiltern Hundreds beckon
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Whitehall, we have a problem
That anthropomorphised bin bag with rabbit ears is sending out a confused message to foreigners about recycling, notes the Backbencher, the Guardian's insider's guide to Westminster
A prime minister of all the talents
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Roots manoeuvre
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Fund an MP's cat
Putting family members on the parliamentary payroll is a thoughtful gesture, reports the Backbencher, but why stop there? Take the family pet ...
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