... amoreandmoreimportant part of thebu siness of theCommons,The party system in ParliamentMost div isions take place along party lines. MPs know tha t theyowetheir positionto their party, so they ... realityofthe Britishtwo-partysystem (see chapter6).There are no 'cro ss-benches' for MPs w ho belong neither to the governingparty nor themain opposition party. In practice. these ... (0)Frontbenchersandbcckbenchers)ofa party. They keepthe party leadership informed about backbenchopinion . They arepowerful people. Because they 'havetheear'ofthe party leaders,they can...