You’ll need a well-trained staff and an understanding of constituents’ suffering to deliver on constituency casework, writes Alison Thewliss MP for The House magazine’s 2020 MP Toolkit

Tips on navigating the legislative waters between the Commons and Lords, from Kevin Hollinrake MP and Lord Knight for The House magazine’s 2020 MP Toolkit

Karen Buck knows what it takes to get a bill passed – she shares her tips for The House magazine’s 2020 MP Toolkit

From gambling to foodbanks to child funeral funds, Carolyn Harris explains for The House magazine’s 2020 MP Toolkit how – and why – she campaigns 

The Tories are in a commanding position to address the many outstanding issues that have accumulated over the past few years. From boundary reforms to a bold offer to the Overseas Territories, former minister John Penrose has plenty of ideas for how his party can make the most of its newly acquired power. The MP talks to Sebastian Whale

Twitter and politics at one point seemed inseparable. But with a number of new and existing MPs prioritising other social media channels, or boycotting the site altogether, is the platform’s influence beginning to wane? Marie Le Conte reports

The new Governor of the Bank of England is regarded as a safe pair of hands – but the challenges he faces as we leave the EU will require a creative flair writes Maria Busca

The loan charge is a legislative, operational and communications failure on a grand scale by HMRC, writes David Davis MP

From the crisis in the Middle East to the rise of China, the UK faces some monumental foreign policy challenges in 2020. The government must be clear what its priorities are – and give the Foreign Office a “shot in the arm”, writes former permanent secretary Sir Simon Fraser  

The UK has a unique historic and legal obligation to champion human rights and democracy in Hong Kong. The year 2019 might have been consumed by Brexit, but in 2020, the new Government must prioritise this crisis, writes Lord Alton 

The Palace of Westminster is falling apart faster than it can be fixed, and we are at risk of a catastrophic failure. But the Restoration and Renewal team are ready with a plan for the biggest and most complex renovation of a historic building ever undertaken in the UK, writes Sarah Johnson 

Without the vital support they need and deserve, young carers are just being exploited, writes Baroness Wheeler