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Mark D'Arcy reports on this year's ballot for private members' bills, the combination of lottery and tombola that gives backbench MPs the chance to change the law.

Eyes down for a full house. The annual private members' bill ballot took place this week. It's parliament's answer to a lottery. The Deputy Speaker draws numbers from a glass bowl. Each number represents a MP. The winners will get the chance to propose their own legislation. Mark D'Arcy reports on this year's ballot and talks to some of the MPs who've been through the process.

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Fri 20 May 202223:30
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