Craig and Tom discuss what politicians do when they first get elected, how voting on bills actually works, the hierarchy of positions in Parliament and how to get promoted.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

00:30 What do you do when you first get elected?

10:52 The job of a new MP

15:00 Voting on bills in Parliament

22:16 What else does a backbencher do?

30:28 The hierarchy of positions in Parliament

33:35 Becoming a frontbencher

41:10 Parliamentary committees

42:35 The responsibilities of a frontbencher

48:25 Getting promoted to Cabinet

51:04 Breaking down the Ministry

53:13 Becoming Prime Minister

56:40 My enemy's enemy is my friend

59:39 What's it like being a public figure?

LINKS

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