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💥 Fantastic to see the APPG for @FairElectionsUK calling for a 'National Commission for Electoral Reform' 🌹 We're proud to say that a majority of the group's more than 100 members are Labour MPs 💪 The Labour movement is firmly in favour of fair votes 🧵 1/5

“It’s hugely welcome that Govt has listened to MPs & mayors on this issue - I hope they will similarly embrace a discussion about making our general elections fair, representative & fit for the 21st century" 🌹 @AndrewRangerMP on scrapping FPTP for mayors labourlist.org/2025/07/mayora…

“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 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

UK “requires a political system that reflects the majority view, which ‘first past the post’ doesn’t do. I think it’s quite dangerous to go into the times that we’re in with a system that can elect a government on a minority view” @AndyBurnhamGM #Labour4PR bylinetimes.com/2025/07/19/and…

🏦 "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

👀 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 🌹 @jameswnaish MP, Member of @FairElectionsUK, joins calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform

🚨 First Past The Post is driving record distrust in politics 🐘👈 The Government’s new Elections Strategy ignores the elephant in the room: Westminster’s voting system is broken #Labour4PR

"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 #Labour4PR

💥 The Government has just published its proposals for electoral reforms 💬 Statement from our Chair, @alexsobel: "Today’s proposals are a welcome step towards cleaner, fairer and more trusted elections, but one critical issue remains unresolved: the voting system itself."

⚠️ "Mayors serve many millions of people and manage multi-million pound budgets, yet can be elected by just a fraction of the vote" 💯 @AngelaRayner is right that politicians should not be elected to important offices by First Past the Post ⚖ The same is true of MPs

🗳️"Labour is right first past the post is corroding trust in politics and address this in mayoral elections," argues @Labour4PR's Joe Sousek. Now, "it must do the right thing again – and make our general elections 'fit for the future'". labourlist.org/2025/07/first-…

💯 "We can't have MPs elected anymore on a minority of the votes in a particular constituency. And we definitely cannot have governments elected on a minority of the votes across the country." 📢 @AndyBurnhamGM speaking this weekend 🌹 #Labour4PR

"Last year, 85% of all MPs were elected with less than half the vote. With politics more fragmented and volatile than ever, experts are warning it is only going to deteriorate further, with chaotic consequences." Good article by @Labour4PR 👇 labourlist.org/2025/07/first-…

“With the Government taking aim at First Past the Post for mayors it’s hard to see how they could justify inaction on the voting system for Westminster. It would look like double standards: fairer elections for mayors, no such worry for MPs” 🌹 #Labour4PR labourlist.org/2025/07/first-…

“The Government is right to put fairness at the heart of elections for mayors... First Past the Post is not fit for purpose - for mayors or for Westminster” 🌹 @BeccyCooper4Lab responding to plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayoral and PCC elections

“By committing to changing this, the Government has wisely taken a step in the right direction - but First Past the Post is just as flawed when it comes to general elections." 💬 @alexsobel on plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayor and PCC elections independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

We at @Labour4PR are delighted to see this change back to supplementary vote for Mayoral & PCC elections. 🤝 The tories tried to dismantle democracy by abolishing SV, while Labour are taking steps to restore fairness for British voters. 🌹

"By committing to changing this, the Government has wisely taken a step in the right direction - but First Past the Post is just as flawed when it comes to general elections." 🌹 @alexsobel #Labour4PR

♥️ It's laudable that Labour wants to embed a Sure Start-type system so deeply that it can't be undone ⚠️ But First Past the Post means any party can win a majority on 30% of the vote 🎯 To embed popular, effective policies we need a fair voting system theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

“Will Keir Starmer have the courage to do away with a system that gave his own party 63% of the seats on just 34% of the vote?” ...asks @WillHayCardiff in @guardian... “If he is serious about putting country over party, he must.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

⚠️ "If we had a general election tomorrow, Nigel Farage would become Prime Minister with 377 seats on 30% of the vote" 🎓 Professor John Curtice on how First Past the Post has gone from sandbag to springboard for Reform UK @NatCen #BSA2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes