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    Aug 05, 2021 2 minutes

    Honourable Misfits: A Brief History of Britain’s Weirdest, Unluckiest and Most Outrageous MPs

    By Marie le Conte

    John Murray, £14.99, hardback, 224 pages

    While Britain’s current parliament arguably has its share of oddballs – of all political persuasions – few compare to the gallery of unusual personalities on offer in this compendium of potted biographies. One MP enjoyed

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