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\u201cThe normal processes went on in terms of going to the Speaker to talk about the motion, and he wouldn\u2019t let us put the motion down. So that meant we couldn\u2019t have the debate, we couldn\u2019t have the vote, and by the time we did the DUP had changed [their mind].<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so there was a point we could have had a vote to do Brexit on the basis of the deal. He took a decision that meant that didn\u2019t go ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her book focusses on events outside of party politics, including Hillsborough, the police cover-up of Daniel Morgan and Grenfell fire.<\/p>\n
Mrs May\u2019s book makes just 13 fleeting references to Boris Johnson, though she does focus in on Partygate as an example of politicians creating a \u201cperception that somehow MPs were able to get away with breaking the sort of rules which they would expect everyone else to follow\u201d.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea that there has been one rule for the public and another for MPs provokes public cynicism and leads increasingly to the charge of hypocrisy.<\/p>\n \u201cIn other words, why should we do what you say when you don\u2019t do it yourself? Above all, it shatters any sense that MPs are leaders in society.<\/p>\n \u201cYet I still believe we have a responsibility to try to show such leadership. It may be harder in today\u2019s world, but that doesn\u2019t mean we shouldn\u2019t try.\u201d<\/p>\n Like her plans for an early General Election, she says she came up with the idea for a book while on a walking holiday with her husband in the Alps.<\/p>\n Mrs May argues politicians need to understand their jobs are about public service, rather than power, in order to restore integrity to parliament.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat you fundamentally need is for MPs not to think that they\u2019re a species apart simply because they\u2019ve been elected.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s that sense that, for some MPs, they are in a position of power because they\u2019ve been elected, that they\u2019re special, that they are a breed set apart. I think we have to change that thinking because, basically, being an MP is a job.\u201d<\/p>\n
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