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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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The practice of jobs for the family was exposed when Tory backbencher Derek Conway was found to have paid his son thousands, even though there was no evidence he had done any work for him.
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Senior Labour backbencher Sir Stuart Bell said there was "a sense of grievance" at the way the rules had been changed against the principles of "natural justice".
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