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backbencher
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backbencher
Brit, Austral, NZ a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition


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Given that the outgoing Speaker is Labour, Mr Field will have to persuade fellow MPs that his independent qualifications on the Labour back benches make him a realistic interim option.
And he recently made it clear he is not interested in sitting on the back benches as his Tory predecessor Ted Heath had done.
First, Darlington MP Alan Milburn, who was drafted in to run the General Election campaign, decided to return to the back benches so he can spend more time with his family.
 
 
 
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