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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

“If the foundations of our democratic system are left to rot, we will all suffer. Labour, as the party of democratic reform, has a responsibility to lead this conversation.” Scott Arthur MP calls for Proportional Representation in @LabourList labourlist.org/2026/03/abour-…

“This is a chance for the government to listen and lead… I was not elected by my constituents to idly stand by and defend a broken political system and failed status quo.” Luke Akehurst MP calls for Proportional Representation in @politicshome politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

“A more proportional system could better match votes to representation. The All Party Parliamentary Group on @FairElectionsUK has proposed a National Commission be set up to find a consensus” - Dame Joan Ruddock @joan_dame @electoralreform in @LabourList labourlist.org/2026/03/letter…

“Now Labour is in government it’s time to change the system at home and ensure that every vote counts so that no woman will ever say again, ‘my vote doesn’t make any difference’.” @julie4north #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #Democracy 💜💚 northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/…

💥 Professor Vernon Bogdanor writes for @FinancialTimes: "An electoral system should do two things: ensure that the majority rules and that significant minorities are adequately represented. First Past the Post achieves neither." 👏👏👏 ft.com/content/38d83f…

“In Monday’s debate, Labour MPs were among many calling for a national commission on electoral reform… The PM is pulled from pillar to post and his in-tray is no doubt full; still, this should be near the top of it.” ✍️ @pollytoynbee @guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🗳️ "We can do better than fighting elections on the basis of the best worst option." 👏 "I want to put on record my support for the work of the APPG for Fair Elections and urge ministers to look at the call for some form of National Commission on Electoral Reform." @jameswnaish

🏛️ Many other Labour MPs tried to intervene, but didn't get called during a busy debate that ran late ✍️ @BeccyCooper4Lab and @Tim_Roca made their own pitch for a National Commission on Electoral Reform in a co-authored article ahead of the debate politics.co.uk/mp-comment/202…

📜 The @HouseofCommons just debated the Representation of the People Bill 💥 Great to see more Labour MPs joining the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 📺 @patrick_hurley @CatSmithMP Chris Curtis & @jamesnaish @jameswnaish 🌹 #Labour4PR

"The Westminster system is crumbling. Labour must rebuild it – or we will find ourselves under the rubble." ✍️ Beccy Cooper MP & Tim Roca MP 🌹 #Labour4PR #ElectoralReform #Democracy @BeccyCooper4Lab @Tim_Roca @Politics_co_uk politics.co.uk/mp-comment/202…

@DrHannahWhite @instituteforgov #ElectoralReform #FirstPastThePost #ProportionalRepresentation

👀 “leadership would mean recognising this byelection as a warning – an urgent signal of the need to prepare UK democracy for a multi-party future” 🚨 "First-past-the-post is creaking at the seams" @DrHannahWhite of @instituteforgov on Gorton & Denton instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gorton…

There are no longer any safe seats. We’re no longer in a two-party system. Voters are now, rightly, more demanding of their politicians and are prepared to look elsewhere. If you add up the vote share of Greens and Reform and compare it to Labour and Conservatives it’s clear voters are rejecting mainstream politics. If Labour and Conservatives want to thrive in this environment they need to do more than defend the status quo.

"And the next election under first past the post, if it stays anything like that, is just going to be chaotic... So we've got to bring in proportional representation." Compass Director @Neal_Compass on the need for PR on Sunday Morning with @TrevorPTweets on @SkyNews.

A reminder that 50 of Britain's leading election experts have warned Ministers that FPTP is now a risk to political stability: “The collision of a multi-party electorate with a voting system designed for just two parties is creating new risks for Britain” x.com/Labour4PR/stat…

🌹 @annalouisedixon flags some of the major risks First Past the Post now poses for the UK ⚠️ The govt's line that it has "no plans" to address this is not sustainable 🤝 It's welcome that Ministers will meet @FairElectionsUK to discuss a National Commission on Electoral Reform

The case for electoral reform has never been stronger. Join the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform AGM this Wednesday at 6pm and be part of the movement pushing for a fairer voting system. The future of our democracy depends on it. Details 👇 labourforelectoralreform.org.uk/events/

The era of two-party politics is over. Under First Past the Post, this means: ❌ MPs most constituents didn't vote for ❌ Single-party governments that most of the country never wanted @FairElectionsUK Chair @alexsobel is right: this is not a way to run a democracy.

📮 Read the full letter with its full list of signatories below 👇

⚠️ Ministers must engage with UK voting system risks, say election experts 📈 Distortions of First Past the Post now “likely to be amplified to an unprecedented extent” 🧑‍🏫 50 leading academics warn the electoral system is “creating new risks for Britain” politicshome.com/news/article/a…