Standing Down: Interviews with Retiring MPs

Whatever happens in the general election, dozens of new MPs will be entering the Commons in 2017 - but what advice would their predecessors give them? With big names such as Alan Johnson, Andy Burnham, George Osborne and Eric Pickles, Fiona McTaggart, Gisela Stuart and Andrew Tyrie all exiting the parliamentary stage in June, there is no better opportunity to look back on the fascinating careers of some of the most formative figures in UK politics in recent decades. Speaking candidly about their highs and lows, their contributions and regrets, their backgrounds and future plans, these retiring MPs, interviewed by political journalist and biographer of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, Rosa Prince, provide frank and exclusive insights into their time in Parliament, the seminal events they witnessed and their reasons for leaving.