Small Parties: How Mps Operate in the Commons, Hardcover

At a time when British Politics seems increasingly fractured, with intra-party tensions cutting across both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, small political groupings and independent MPs in the Commons have taken on a more significant position than ever before. Small Parties explores how the new breakaway Change UK/Independent Group operates in the House of Commons, within the wider context of the experiences of other small political groupings in Parliament. This timely and deeply researched book takes us inside the struggles facing those who cross the floor of the chamber and the strategies they use to draw attention to their cause.

Louise Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester