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Cholmondley Warner 🇪🇺🔶 @chumleyprelude.bsky.social · 26d

We could certainly wish for that. Since it wasn’t in their election manifesto, then in theory the Lords could block it - but if it’s been through a national commission, that would presumably largely disarm that argument.

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 26d

It could happen in this Parliament if there’s a will to do it.

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 26d

“I'm here to endorse the Labour for a New Democracy call for a National Commission in this parliament - and a manifesto commitment to a system of Proportional Representation to be introduced into Westminster elections in the next Parliament.”

🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social

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GlenPB 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @glenpbarnes.bsky.social · 26d

THIS!!!!

The country is split and fighting itself.
Governments ruling with minority support only add fuel to that discontent.

The world has moved on, Labour policy needs to catch up!

If Reform sweeps to power with a 30% vote share we only have ourselves to blame.

Talk is cheap, action now!

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 26d

“There’s nothing more unstoppable than an idea whose time has come - and PR’s time has come.”

💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social

🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Sep 24

And don't miss...

🗳️ Make It Count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics

⏲️ 16:15
🗓️ Monday 29 September
📍 Bluecoat, L1 3BX
🤝 With @thefabians.bsky.social & @appgfairelections.bsky.social

How a National Commission on Electoral Reform can lead the way to fair votes

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Sep 24

Join us at #Lab25 for...

📢 The #Labour4PR Rally: Renew Britain's Democracy

⏲️ 16:45
🗓️ Sunday 28 September
📍 Auditorium 1C, ACC

With speakers from across the Labour movement

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Sep 24

🌹 “One of the events @andyburnham.bsky.social will attend in Liverpool this year will be a @labour4pr.bsky.social rally on Sunday evening, in favour of proportional representation. "The idea of a government elected on a minority of the vote is untenable," he tells me.”

Exclusive: Andy Burnham’s plan for Britain

Inside his Manchester kingdom, Labour’s prince across the water outlines his radical blueprint

www.newstatesman.com

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · May 2

🌹 Labour's official policy recognises that First Past the Post is "flawed" and driving "distrust & alienation" in politics

⚠️ Now, multi-party politics is colliding with a 2-party system - and inaction is becoming untenable

🎯 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Sep 11

*Lucy Powell*

To a constituent in 2023:

💬 "I have personally always supported a more proportional voting system which retains the constituency link"

While a Minister, she said she's personally in favour of looking at electoral reform in Government

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Does Labour want electoral reform?

Shadow leader of the Commons, Lucy Powell, has said she is open to "conversations" over changing the voting system.

www.newstatesman.com

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Sep 11

*Bridget Phillipson*

Wrote to a constituent in 2022 (credit @makevotesmatter.bsky.social):

💬 "I do not support ending the use of First Past the Post to elect MPs"

📺 In May 2025, Professor John Curtice put the flaws of First Past the Post to her on the BBC. See video.

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Sep 11

🌹 The Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform

We've contacted both of the two remaining candidates - @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social & @lucympowell.bsky.social - asking them to confirm or update their positions

In the meantime, here's what we know so far...

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The candidates on PR: what we know so far — Labour For A New Democracy

Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform: what we know so far

www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · Sep 8

"With a record 60% of the public in favour of changing how we elect Parliament, Labour must take action. Our APPG – the largest all-party group – urges the Government to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform without delay."

📢 APPG for Fair Elections Chair, @alexsobel.co.uk

Electoral reform is urgent – or an extreme party could win a majority in Parliament

The APPG for Fair Elections first called on the government to establish a ‘National Commission on Electoral Reform’ last November, in the wake of t...

www.politicshome.com

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · Aug 18

📈 “We are looking at 60% of people saying we should change the voting system... for the first time, we have majority support amongst the supporters of all parties in the country in favour of changing the voting system”

🎓 Professor John Curtice on record support for fair votes

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Mary Kelly Foy MP @marykfoymp.bsky.social · Aug 18

Are you involved in a grassroots football ⚽️ club in City of Durham? If so I want to hear from you! Please complete my short survey so I can feedback to DCMS Ministers. You deserve access to quality facilities let’s work together & make it happen! Scan the QR or ⬇️
survey.labour.org.uk/grassrootsfo...

A graphic novel much resembles a football pitch with a QR code to access Mary’s survey

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Mary Kelly Foy MP @marykfoymp.bsky.social · Aug 18

So many wild claims about Durham Pride funding recently. Instead of folk at DCC announcing they're defunding Pride to attempt to look like superstars to their supporters, let's praise the actual work of Durham Pride & ensure they're supported to continue. After all this is more than just an event.

WE know that that when it comes to politics, some people can be distrustful of what they are told. But when it comes to the recent pronouncements about Durham Pride, it might be time for a bit of plain speaking and honesty.
Despite what you read online, no: Durham Pride has not been defunded by Durham County Council. Any claims that this event existed because of the council are wrong. This event exists because of its amazing chair, Mel Metcalf and his team, who work tirelessly to bring in funding from a range of sources.
It also exists because of the support of the people of Durham. In 2023, we saw over 20,000 people join in the celebrations.
But beyond the clickbait headlines, have you ever looked into the work the organisation carries out beyond the annual Pride events? If not, you'll find there is so much more that they do.
Durham Pride's qualified volunteers work to support victims of same sex domestic and sexual violence, as well as victims of hate crime. They're training more frontline services to help respond to victims and survivors following disclosure. There's a dedicated helpline for members of the LGBT+ community who have suffered abuse, hate crime and bullying, and there is 1:1 counselling and mentoring service.
Through Durham Pride's work, the North East England Rainbow Alliance (NEERA) was born. NEERA consists of representatives from different agencies working toward raising awareness and improving responses for LGBT+ people in County Durham and the wider North East. Membership is approved by Durham Pride - I'm proud to be a member.

Equally, as the annual Pride event draws tens of thousands of people to our city
- with money to spend - I wonder how the new administration's aim of
'Supercharging our Economy' is going? If I'm being generous, it feels slightly shortsighted to not support one of our largest annual events.
This began at the count for May's local elections, when a new Reform councillor gleefully told a colleague of mine they could kiss goodbye to their precious Pride. It was clear from day one that this would be a target, because this is what the politics of division does.
All that aside, with support from Trade Unions, the Durham Miners, all of the partner organisations in NEERA - and some politicians - Durham Pride 2026 will go ahead. It'll be huge. It'll be a day of love, inclusivity and joy, while also celebrating those who came before us, and the unlikely allegiances that were formed to fight for LGBT+ rights. I will be with them every step of the way.
If you were clapping your hands at the overblown news of the council withdrawing support for this event, take a moment to reflect. Do flags really offend you? Does people loving who they want to love really offend you? Does the thought of being an inclusive county offend you? Does a weekend dedicated to a marginalised community that has suffered discrimination and challenges that you and I could never truly understand, really offend you?
Nobody is born hating another person because of the colour of their skin, their sexuality, or their religion. This is learned behaviour. Perhaps some of us need to take some time to unlearn it.

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Aug 12

At #Lab25 Conference, we'll be teaming up for a fringe event together with @thefabians.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social

📢 Make it count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics
⏲️ 16:15
🗓️ Monday 29 September
📍 Bluecoat

Save the date!

Make it count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics — Labour For A New Democracy

Save the date for this special Conference 2025 fringe event

www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Aug 12

⚠️ "First Past the Post is not sustainable; not for Labour, and not for the country. We must modernise Westminster and launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform."

🌹 Excellent article for @thefabians.bsky.social by @steveracemp.bsky.social #Labour4PR

Restoring trust | Fabian Society

Fabian Society

fabians.org.uk

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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · Jul 22

Labour MP slams party for suspending MPs after welfare backlash
Labour MP Ian Lavery slams party chiefs as four colleagues suspended for defying welfare cuts vote

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

Labour MP slams party for suspending MPs after welfare backlash

Labour MP Ian Lavery slams party chiefs as four colleagues suspended for defying welfare cuts vote.

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Jul 22

“The government would certainly get overwhelming support for a royal commission consulting widely and reporting fast. They must act now, before our broken system causes a democratic calamity”

✍️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Even the Tories now admit that our electoral system is toxic. When will Labour have the guts to fix it? | Polly Toynbee

Giving 16-year-olds the vote is good, not least to stop the rightward lurch, but real change would mean scrapping first past the post, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

www.theguardian.com

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Jack E. Loped @jack3loped.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ozzy Osborne
1948 - 2025

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mathewteale.bsky.social @mathewteale.bsky.social · Jul 23

Trust in govt is at a record low. Support for electoral reform is rising fast.

What’s next for UK democracy?

Join Prof. John Curtice as he unpacks the 2025 British Social Attitudes Survey.

📅 Don’t miss it.

#BSA2025 #ElectoralReform
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/174289/...

Is Britain's Democracy Broken? - with Prof Sir John Curtice

The British people trust governments less than ever, and support for electoral reform is at a new high. These were just some of the findings of the 2025 British Social Attitudes Survey. The confirms ...

secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · Jul 17

🏦 "Will the Minister, consider reviewing - because of the flawed nature of First Past the Post - the elections to this place?"

🪑 This morning, our Chair @alexsobel.co.uk led calls from across the House for the Government to address Westminster's broken voting system

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Jul 17

👀 Today the government launches its strategy for “Restoring Trust in our Democracy”

🕳️ What’s missing is any plan to fix our untrustworthy First Past The Post system

🌹 James Naish MP, Member of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, joins calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform

#Labour4PR

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Jul 17

"I do want to echo some of the comments around Proportional Representation... will the Minister keep an open mind, look at other strong democracies around the world, and see how they've been able to use PR to strengthen their democracy"

🌹 @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social #Labour4PR

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