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Are members of Parliament just in politics to help themselves?

Thinking about individual members of Parliament, do you think they are generally…In politics to help themselves, or in politics to help others?

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Biannual tracker / 1521 - 1817 GB Adults per wave / Methodology / Download full data set

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