Excellent article from @timbale.bsky.social
Sums up why I support the PR amendment from @alexsobel.co.uk to the Representation of the People Bill, asking for a commission to look at moving on from FPTP and towards a proportional system, and to agree a plan to make it actually happen this time
💥 113 MPs have now signed the amendment tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⚠️ First Past the Post is broken. Ask your MP to sign amendment NC31 of the Representation of the People Bill
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“Establishing a commission to examine the options is a sensible, proportionate first step and a way to restore trust in politics.”
✍️ @ruthcadbury.bsky.social MP on her support for electoral reform
#ProportionalRepresentation #FPTP
#Labour4PR 🌹
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🗯️ @samanthaniblett.bsky.social MP on her support for the Electoral Reform amendment 👇
#Labour4PR 🌹 #FirstPastThePost #ProportionalRepresentation
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
bills.parliament.uk
Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury calls for democratic renewal, backing a national commission to review the UK's fragmented electoral system.
💥 102 MPs have now signed the amendment
🌹 Three quarters of them are Labour MPs
⏰ The Government needs to wake up: it's time for Proportional Representation
#FirstPastThePost #FPTP #PR #Democracy
Always chuffed to get a spot in one of the world's great papers, the @financialtimes.com, not least when I'm writing about something I really care about. But while I'm a long-term advocate for electoral reform, I do think we need to be realistic (and principled) about what, when and how.
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Kevin McKenna MP
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💥 113 MPs have now signed the amendment tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⚠️ First Past the Post is broken. Ask your MP to sign amendment NC31 of the Representation of the People Bill
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Fractured party politics and enthusiasm from Labour’s hopefuls are not a sign of imminent proportional voting
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
bills.parliament.uk
Labour4PR 🌹🗳️
🚀 120 MPs have signed the amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🌹 Two thirds of them are Labour MPs
🗳️ Labour's official policy already recognises First Past the Post creates distrust & alienation
⌛ Now it's time to act
💥 93 MPs have now signed this amendment, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🌹 That includes over 70 Labour MPs
⚠️ The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far 👇
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
