Dr Hannah White; ‘Held in Contempt – What’s wrong with the House of Commons?’

Dr HANNAH WHITE; ‘HELD IN CONTEMPT – What’s wrong with the House of Commons?’

The accusation that Boris Johnson lied to the House of Commons about ‘partygate’ is just the latest example of why the public holds Parliament in contempt. Hannah White will examine what the latest ethical scandals, Brexit and the pandemic have meant for democracy, what recent events tell us about what’s wrong with the House of Commons, and what should be done about it.

Dr Hannah White OBE, Deputy Director – The Institute for Governnment,

joined the Institute after ten years working in the House of Commons and Cabinet Office – where she ran the Committee on Standards in Public Life. She lives in Brighton with her three children. ‘Held in Contempt – What’s Wrong with the House of Commons’ is published by Manchester University Press.

In conversation with Paul Barltrop, BBC Political Correspondent in the West of England.