🌹 Come and find us at the 2025 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool! #Lab25 🎪 As well as holding an exhibition stand, we’re holding two special fringe events... 🧵 1/3

💡 “This is a clear proposal for the Government to set up a National Commission that could independently ask the big questions about our democracy” 📢 MPs made the case for fair votes & a National Commission on Electoral Reform in the #InternationalDemocracyDay debate 🧵 1/3

Excited to support the launch of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. We need a Commission to review hold we hold elections and what system would work best.

5 parties on more than 12%, winner gains seat with under 30%. Results like this used to be rare, freak outliers. Now they are routine (there was a second just like this yesterday). Electoral chaos.

🌹 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

🌹 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... 🧵 1/3

"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

🚨 This is a crisis for Labour, but the real crisis is the one engulfing our politics The Deputy Leadership Election is a chance to push for action on the voting system that is destroying trust in politics & threatens to hand a majority to the far right Find out more 👇

Make It Count: How Labour Can Deliver Electoral Reform and Rebuild Trust in Politics Monday 29 | 16.15 | Bluecoat | @labour4pr.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social

Great to see Labour MPs leading calls for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 🌹 #Labour4PR

📢 “Isn't it also time for a National Commission on Electoral Reform?” 👏 Great to see Labour MPs like Euan Stainbank, @simonforstroud.bsky.social & Olivia Blake calling for the Government to address First Past the Post for general elections 🌹 We need Proportional Representation #Labour4PR

💯 "We can do better than this" ⚠ First Past the Post does not command public confidence when it comes to mayoral elections, says Angela Rayner 👉 The same is true of general elections. We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

Reform is polling to win a majority of seats on merely 30% of the vote thanks to #FPTP. Our new publication "The Temper Trap" by Stuart Donald shows that instead of emboldening populist right parties, #ProportionalRepresentation weakens them. Read: compassonline.org.uk/publications...

🔥 The UK's voting system is bust, writes Polly Toynbee: “The government needs to get to grips with this,” says @appgfairelections.bsky.social chair @alexsobel.co.uk. Keir Starmer could set up a commission right away and implement change before the next election.

Lots of Labour MPs backing this idea now

“A National Commission on Electoral Reform is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward” 🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social

🚨 NEW: Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission — FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say — The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan Exclusive story 👇

❓How disenfranchised is your area? Use our tool to find out! 👇 Most people in the UK aren't represented by an MP they voted for. Because of our voting system, their voices were simply ignored. Check how many people in your constituency have no voice in Parliament - and share your result!

20 years since his untimely passing, it's as important as ever to remember the political life of Robin Cook and explore the significance of his vision and values today. Join us on Thursday 18th September for the 2025 Robin Cook Memorial Lecture. actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

🏛️ On 2 Sept, the Government will move to scrap First Past the Post for mayors 🥀 They know this flawed system creates distrust in our politics 🌹 We need MPs to show up, agree & point out that the same goes for general elections 📨 Email your MP today: actionnetwork.org/letters/devo...

"Someone could end up becoming Prime Minister, including with a majority, on a quarter of a low turnout." @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on @therestpolitics.bsky.social on the dangers of sticking with First Past the Post in our current multi-party reality 👇

“The party needs to think about [electoral reform]. And it would get through, people understand that in a multi-party situation, First Past the Post is potentially unfair” 🌹 Jack Straw is the latest senior figure showing why we urgently need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

⚠️ "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

💥 Labour's National Policy Forum has once again been inundated with calls for electoral reform No surprise given PR is backed by: 🙋 83% of members 🛠 2/3rds of affiliated trade unions 🌹 annual conference 🗳 @appgfairelections.bsky.social 🏦 @houseofcommons.parliament.uk 📈 60% of the public 🧵 1/2

Compass was built on the shoulders of giants, one of them being the late, great Robin Cook. Join us on 18th September for the 2025 Robin Cook Memorial Lecture, as we mark 20 years since Robin's death and revisit the significance of his politics today. Tickets: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

⚠️ “What we’re seeing is the development of a Proportional Representation electorate with the First Past the Post system – and that is really dangerous.” 💯 Neil Kinnock is right. We need change - starting with a National Commission on Electoral Reform

"The fracturing electoral landscape makes wildly disproportionate First Past the Post results ever more likely." ✒️ Interesting perspective from @tom-clark.bsky.social‬ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/707...

“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...

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” @andyburnham.bsky.social #Labour4PR bylinetimes.com/2025/07/19/a...

🏦 "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 🌹 James Naish MP, Member of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, joins calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform #Labour4PR

🚨 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.bsky.social #Labour4PR

💥 The Government has just published its proposals for electoral reforms 💬 Statement from our Chair, @alexsobel.co.uk: "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" 💯 Angela Rayner is right that politicians should not be elected to important offices by First Past the Post ⚖ The same is true of MPs

💯 "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." 📢 @andyburnham.bsky.social 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.bsky.social 👇

“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.bsky.social

“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” 🌹 @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social responding to plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayoral and PCC elections

"It’s hugely welcome that the Govt has listened to Labour 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" 🌹 @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social on plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayors

“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.co.uk on plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayor and police & crime commissioner 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.co.uk #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 truly embed popular, effective policies we need a fair voting system

“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.bsky.social in @theguardian.com “...if he is serious about putting country over party, he must.”

⚠️ "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.bsky.social #BSA2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes

❓ Since the 1980s, @natcen.bsky.social has been asking people whether we should change the voting system we use for general elections - or keep it as it is 🚀 In recent years, support for a fairer system has surged, overtaking First Past the Post - & going higher and higher every year 2/3

🚀 Public support for electoral reform is the highest it's been since records began 💥 60% now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party 🌹 Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, Labour MP @alexsobel.co.uk, welcomes the news 🧵 1/3

Here's our May Round-Up that shows how the campaign for political reform is building across the country. From @NASUWT conference to the growing support in Westminster @FairElectionsUK. @electoralreform ask 'Is this the end of the two-party system?' politicsforthemany.co.uk/politics-for...

💪 “We need to look across the board at how we make our democracy more resilient”. 🗣 @blairmcdougall.com ‬ discusses the need for Britain to strengthen its political system against the rising threat of authoritarianism.

Massive thank you to @labour4pr.bsky.social for hosting their workshop on @fairelections.bsky.social's campaign to a packed room hoping Labour will deliver democratic change to Westminster. It was also inspiring to see Mark Drakeford & @andyburnham.bsky.social calling for #PR! #RadicalRenewal