Should landlord MPs control UK housing laws? | Economics | The New Statesman

One in five Conservative MPs are landlords. Should they really be allowed to control laws governing the UK housing market?

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A listener asks whether MP landlords have a conflict of interest when voting on laws governing renter protections.

Anoosh Chakelian and Rachel Cunliffe discuss how the UK parliament voting system works and whether MPs and Lords vote in the best interests of the country, or for their own gains.

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