11th February 2026 7:56 pm
The Working for an MP website is a resource for anyone working for a British Member of Parliament or with an interest in how Parliament works. You can read about the site’s history, or get in touch with suggestions or feedback, or find out about the help and advice available to staff from the House of Commons, including the IGCS Behaviour Code. It is also home to the UK’s largest listing of political jobs, at w4mpjobs.
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Latest News
- MPs’ Staff Survey of Well-being 2026The Wellness Working Group undertakes an anonymous survey of MPs staff to better understand the pressures and effects that our jobs have on our wellbeing. We are delighted that Dr Weinberg from Salford University has agreed to run the survey again for…
- Paladin National Stalking Advocacy ServiceWebinar hosted by the Wellness Working Group Time: 1300-1400Date: Wednesday 25th February 2026Location: Online via MS Teams Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Servicehttps://www.paladinservice.co.uk/ Paladin is a trauma-informed service established in 2013, to assist high risk victims of stalking in England and Wales and…
- Members’ Staff Annual Conference – 26 March 2026 The Members’ staff Annual Conference will be taking place on Thursday 26 March 2026. This year, the event will centre on the theme of security and wellbeing and will highlight the crucial role that Members’ staff play in making parliament happen in Westminster and in the constituency. The full-day event will…
- Play for Westminster WanderersWestminster Wanderers FC are an adult men’s FA standard football club, competing in the Southern Sunday Football League and also organising social football. We are seeking new players to play our weekly social football match, which has been going for at least…
- A Short Introduction to Autism, Dyslexia and ADHDAn event hosted by the Wellness Working Group Time: 1400-1500Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026Location: Online via Teams Please join Kate Golding, Jo Rees and Sarah Hussey for a short introduction to autism, dyslexia and ADHD where you will enter the world of…
- Drop-in event: Meet the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO)For MPs and their staff. Time: 0900-1700 – drop in, no need to book a slotDate: Tuesday 27 January 2026Location: Member Hub, Portcullis House Come along and meet the Ombudsman directly to find out more about the complaints process, meet with PHSO…
w4mp and ParliNet
ParliNet, available to those with a parliamentary login, contains everything you need to stay connected to the parliamentary community. Use it to find information like catering menus, events, contact numbers, and the latest news. If you find any links on w4mp to the old intranet, please let us know.
To access the hotlines on Parlinet you can follow this direct link. To search the document use the SharePoint search box by typing CTRL-F / CMD-F.
Are you OK?
Are you OK? How are you coping? Do you need to talk to someone?
An MP’s office can be a busy and stressful environment at the best of times, and over the past few weeks, staff have been under a lot of extra pressure.
The work we do can put a strain on our mental health and wellbeing, and we can often feel isolated. If you are finding it difficult to cope, or just need someone to talk to, or somewhere to offload, please remember that help is available.
The Wellness Working Group offers lots of useful information advice and you can access their hub here: https://hopuk.sharepoint.com/sites/hct-wellbeinghub
Please ring the helpline and talk to someone. It’s what it’s there for.
Health Assured provides an independent support service to MPs’ staff, it is completely confidential, free and can be accessed 24/7 by phone, online portal and app. You can access support for any issue you are struggling with, it doesn’t have to be work related. Look here for further information, their helpline number and a link to access the service: https://hopuk.sharepoint.com/sites/hct-wellbeinghub/SitePages/What-suport-is-there-.aspx
What we do at w4mp
Read a welcome to the site from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons
Archived guides can be found on the w4mp archive. They should not be relied on as expressions of current practice.
Our humourous alt.guides can be found on alt.w4mp.org, along with an archive of Hoby cartoons.
“The MPs’ assistants and researchers walk at twice the pace of everyone else and their eyes burn twice as fiercely” John Crace, The Guardian, 14 May 2015
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