Arrivistes
THIS week, 659 newly elected or re-elected MPs assembled in the House of Commons to be sworn in. In Labour's case, there will be many for whom election has come like a bolt from the blue. For the Tories, the absence of many who were expected to be there is just as surprising. Will Labour's enormous majority and the thinning of the Conservatives' ranks mean great changes in the make-up of both the main parliamentary parties?
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Arrivistes”
From the May 10th 1997 edition
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