What does an MP do?
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What does an MP do when they are in government and in opposition and what is the role of law in politics.?
In this episode Lucinda and Alma-Constance talk to Alma’s local MP, Karen Buck a member of the Labour Party who has been a politician for over 25 years and was part of the Labour government, working at the Department for Transport.
Karen tells us:
· About her role in making laws in Parliament.
· What it was like when she was a government minister
· What opposition MPs do
· How MPs work together in commitees
· How she helps people in her constituency
· Whether the voting age should be changed from 18 to 16 across the United Kingdom
When Karen was 10 years old she loved reading and listening to pop music!
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Labour MP Westminster North. Shadow DWP Minister.
If you live in her constituency raise issues via email at buckk@parliament.uk
Twitter @KarenPBuckMP
https://www.karenbuck.org.uk
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid
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