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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.
Social
Follow us on Bluesky at w4mp.bsky.social. We can also be found on Facebook and remain as @w4mpsite on X/Twitter but don’t actively post there.
Latest News
- Commons Library summer tours for MPs’ staffThis summer, join the Commons Library for a free tour of our much-loved Members’ Library. Open to MPs’ staff and House administration staff, these tours are an opportunity to explore our unique heritage space, learn more about the history of the Library and see highlights…
- Vote Office TrainingMonday 14 July 2025 | 1pm | 30 min | MS TeamsVote Office: Understanding the daily business papers (talk & Q&A)Learn how to navigate the Order Paper and its supporting documents, including information on accessibility. Register here. Monday 14 July 2025 | 3pmVOTE…
- Library Talk: UK aid and global progress on the sustainable development goalsHouse of Commons Library Talk Global progress on the sustainable development goals has stalled. The talk will discuss the state of global aid and outlook for the goals. Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: 17 July 2025Location: OnlineRegistration: via ACT
- Meet the Director: People and CultureTime: 11:30 – 14:00Date: Tuesday 8 July 2025Location: Portcullis House Hub Directors from key House Administration teams that provide services to Members will be available to answer your questions, listen to your feedback, or if you just want to learn more about…
- Welcome to Parliament (Members’ Staff Induction)Welcome to Parliament. The new joiner induction sessions are available to book via the ACT portal. If you have a new joiner in your office, please share with them. This session will welcome you to being part of the Parliamentary community and…
- Caseworker Discussion Forum: GP funding and the Carr-Hill formula (England only)Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: 8 July 2025Location: Teams With Devyani Gajjar from the Library’s Social Policy teamAlso: IPSA staff will deliver a short introduction and update To register, please visit https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1953
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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