Sometimes we get asked: is electoral reform really a priority right now? Yes - because how we elect our MPs impacts everything: the governments we get, the laws they pass, the direction the country takes. We can’t solve the problems we face without a healthy democracy.

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A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share. n.pr/3UopqvW

Voters are sick of the two-party system. A new poll shows they're open to big changes

A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.

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📈 Two-thirds of Labour members want a National Commission on Electoral Reform - with just 16% against the idea 🌹 “Andy Burnham agrees, almost 100 Labour MPs agree, and now a majority of Labour members polled agree this is the best way forward” - @alexsobel.co.uk

Two-thirds of Labour members want electoral reform commission - poll - LabourList

Almost two-thirds of Labour members want to see the government hold a National Commission on electoral reform, exclusive polling for LabourList reveals.

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🎆 The anti-social misuse of fireworks is one of the issues I hear about most from constituents. In a constituency-wide survey I conducted last year, 85% of respondents supported a complete ban on the sale and use of fireworks, sending a clear message that action is needed.

Nuclear and fossil fuel power plants have a problem that wind and solar don't: Heatwaves across Europe have forced power plant shutdowns in six countries due to low river levels and high water temperatures.

Heatwave forces power plant shutdowns across Europe, putting electricity grid under strain

Six European Union countries have had to shut down some of their power plants due to lower river levels and increased water temperatures caused by heatwaves. The solar eclipse on August 12 also threat...

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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.

Only just got to see this. It contains a remarkable graph. Appears that Councils stopped building houses...and basically nobody took their place.

@michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · last mo.

1) Andy Burnham wants to pivot the Affordable Housing Programme away from housing associations towards councils. This FT article highlights several associated challenges. Previous attempts to boost social rented delivery show us that these challenges are real. www.ft.com/content/354e...

I've just signed "Tell Andy Burnham to launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/na...

Good to see 166 MPs think electoral reform is important enough to be the BIGGEST amendment since the general election #UKPolitics

Make Votes Matter@makevotesmatter.bsky.social · last mo.

💥 THIS IS HUGE! The electoral reform amendment tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk is now the single biggest amendment since the general election. 166 MPs from 8 parties have added their names - a quarter of the House of Commons. The system isn't working and the new PM needs to make this a priority.

Angela Rayner sounding supportive of #ProportionalRepresentation I find the claim that a manifesto entry is required deeply frustrating. #PR was Labour Party policy, voted on at their party conference. Fundamental problems get ignored by politicians for self serving reasons.

Labour4PR 🌹🗳️@labour4pr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Things change in this country when ordinary people say 'we demand change'. This is one of the issues that is starting to feel louder and louder at the moment. I think there is that level of consensus that we can't carry on with the system we currently have.” 🗨️ Angela Rayner on LBC this morning

Andy Burnham looks like he might cancel the NHS England contract with Palantir, they also have one worth 2.5x as much with the MoD. RT if you want them both out of the UK.

Andy Burnham has talked about moving away from the whip system - what might that mean in practice? www.mysociety.org/2026/07/01/r...

Reforming the whip

Practical steps to improve parliamentary decision-making and transparency

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💥 Philip Rycroft - author of the Rycroft Review into countering foreign financial interference - argued for electoral reform at @conunitucl.bsky.social: "We as a country need to think very seriously about this because there’s an awful lot of folk... whose vote leads to no effective representation."

Given that the previous policy of keeping trans women in male prisons was changed following the death of trans woman Vicky Thompson in 2015 after she had been gang-raped to the point of committing suicide (and three other similar cases in 2015/16) … www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trans inmates leaving women's prisons following court ruling

John Swinney confirms he will not appeal the judgement that prisoners should be housed according to biological sex.

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We need #FairElections - Sarah Olney MP @libdems4er.bsky.social

Good to see a strong call for #ProportionalRepresentation before the next election from the leader of the Green Party. This is the first time I've been aware of such a strong call from him - very welcome! I believe our deeply fractured democracy is crying out for a better system, #FPTP can't cope

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Zack Polanski calls for Proportional Representation before the next election, to improve the quality of our democracy

"Apparently Nigel Farage is Britain's most endangered politician. A surprise to the families of Jo Cox and Sir David Amess. Still, having a milkshake lobbed in your direction must be terrifying. Good thing there's a £5 million crypto bung available for security purposes." via Truth Against Hate

Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer... How many more Prime Ministers do we need before Westminster accepts that the system is the problem?

Today I took part in the 10th and final #RunForJo In 2016, Jo Cox was tragically killed while doing the job she loved. Ten years on, it feels more important than ever that we come together to remember Jo, her values, and her enduring message: “There is more in common than that which divides us.”

"Longtime backer of fairer elections, Burnham should appoint his promised national commission on proportional representation now" Yes, @pollytoynbee.bsky.social ! @makevotesmatter.bsky.social now! Andy Burnham: first impressions are everything | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As Starmer eyes the exit, here’s a vital lesson for Andy Burnham: first impressions are everything | Polly Toynbee

If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fate, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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🚨 It’s too close to call in Makerfield! Help us to mobilise the progressive vote in these final few days. Result from @opiniumresearch.bsky.social's survey of local voters: 🌹 Burnham (Labour): 46% ➡️ Kenyon (Reform UK): 41% The rest: trailing well behind. 5pt gap. Margin of error: ~5pts. It's tight.

Under 16s to be banned from social media, and a white supremacist who fuels riots on our streets, still allowed to run a whole platform.

Ladies: Are you going to Terf Fest? “Women’s Rights” is now - seemingly - EXCLUSIVELY about trans hate. Disgraceful that they call themselves feminists. www.womensrights.network/product-page...

Women WRN National Conference | Women Rights Network

Date & time: Sunday 5th July 2026, 9amLocation: Central London Feminism: What’s the point? Women are no longer second-class citizens, right? From the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 to the Equality Ac...

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June 13. National day of action by @makevotesmatter.bsky.social Wake up, Westminster! We need PR NOW! Here's the @mvm-totnes.bsky.social event: westcountryvoices.co.uk/join-us-and-...

Join us and tell Westminster to wake up! It's time for proportional representation! - West Country Voices

An invitation from the Totnes Make Votes Matter team! Totnes Make Votes Matter (MVM) group are participating in the national MVM’s action day ‘Wake up, Westminster!’ on Saturday June 13. We will be me...

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We were in town this morning calling for electoral reform on a national day of action. #WakeUpWestminster

60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it. I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

Petition to Democracy Minister

First Past The Post undermines our politics. It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...

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@mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social supporters make the call to #WakeUpWesminster ! at Sean Henry's 'Catafalque (Lying Man)' sculpture in Woking. The UK has a dysfunctional 2-party voting system in a multi-party landscape. We need to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social

Huge news! “Yes, I do think there should be a cap on political donations” says @andyburnham.bsky.social This is great to hear & a great scoop by @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Well be holding you to this, Andy - if you’re elected, please amend the elections bill: bylinetimes.com/2026/06/10/a...

Andy Burnham Backs Political Donations Cap to Stop 'Undue Influence' by Big Money Donors

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Ministerial hopeful backs calls to stop billionaire donors from buying our politics, putting him at odds with Keir Starmer's Government

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