What makes a good MP?

What makes a good MP?

Oona King (Author and Former Member of Parliament) gives expert video advice on: Why did you become an MP?; How do you get a job as an MP?; What makes a good MP? and more...

A good MP is one that will actually really look at the lives of their constituents, be part of those lives, and you've got to live in the constituency, You also need to understand what goes on in the constituency and really care about it. But caring isn't enough. You've got to be able to deliver things. You've got to work out how the system functions. You've got to be able to persuade ministers. If you're in parliament and you can't persuade ministers, government ministers, to change things, then I don't see the point in being in parliament.