Speaking to members at our #Lab25 stall, it's clear as ever that electoral reform has the overwhelming support of: 🌹 Labour members 🛠️ Affiliated trade unions 📍 Constituency Labour Parties 🎪 Annual conference 🏦 Parliament's biggest APPG It's time for fair votes #Labour4PR

We agree @andyburnham.bsky.social 💯💯 With record support for PR - in Westminster and among the public - a fairer democracy feels firmly within our reach. With election results being less representative than ever, it's never been more urgent. The time for PR is now. #Lab25 #LabourConference2025

We're at #LabourConference2025 in Liverpool, asking party members about their views on our democracy. The message is pretty clear: our voting system is long past its sell-by date. It’s time to take action: it’s time for Proportional Representation 💪 #Lab25

“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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"The idea of a government elected on a minority of the vote is untenable." 💯 Thank you @andyburnham.bsky.social for being such a strong and consistent voice for Proportional Representation. We need a new kind of politics: where no voter or community is left behind.

Whatever their differences, there's something that unites them - they all believe we must fix our broken democracy. As #LabourConference2025 begins, here's a reminder: polling consistently shows that most Labour members and voters support PR. It's time for Starmer to listen.

🌹 “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.”

Labour for a New Democracy’s trade union officer @osbornecaro talks about her work with the Labour movement - and reads a statement of support from @naomipohl.bsky.social of @wearethemu.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

“I really do think that Proportional Representation is finally coming of age in this Parliament.” 💬 @alistrathern.bsky.social gives a shout out to the @labour4pr.bsky.social campaign 🌹 #Lab25

“The rise of the far right is largely the result of our broken political system… I’ve come to the conclusion that PR is absolutely essential. The whole political system needs turning on its head. People need to be given back power.” 💬 @nicklowles.bsky.social @hopenothate.org.uk 🌹 #Labour4PR

“I’ve lost count of the time I’ve heard: nothing ever changes, my vote doesn’t make any difference.” 💬 @catarnold.bsky.social of the Labour NEC and LCER executive calls on Labour MPs to join the @appgfairelections.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

“All of us have talked to people on the doorstep and heard 'What’s the point? My vote doesn’t count'. We need to re-galvanise our democracy and electoral reform is an important part of that.” 💬 @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

“It does feels that Proportional Representation is closer than ever - but also much more needed than ever. We’ve got 60% public support - and we’ve also got a significant proportion of the Parliamentary Labour Party” 💬 @annadixonmp.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

“I want to see the people I speak to every single week embrace and have confidence in the democracy we have in this country. I think through electoral reform we can restore trust in our democracy” 💬 @rachelblakemp.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

“There’s nothing more unstoppable than an idea whose time has come - and PR’s time has come.” 💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

Thank you Danny & MVM Cumbria for all your incredible work standing up for Democracy 💜

We particularly appreciate @lizzicollinge.bsky.social raising the @appgfairelections.bsky.social's proposal for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. Read the terms of reference here: www.fairelections.uk/national-com...

Highlights from the Westminster debate on #DemocracyDay👇 Thank you @rachelblakemp.bsky.social for securing this important debate, and to @richardfoordld.bsky.social @lizzicollinge.bsky.social @jamesmaccleary.bsky.social for making the case for electoral reform.

📺 In case you missed it... Last week, we held a briefing about our work in Parliament, with our friend Joe Sousek from @labour4pr.bsky.social and @fairvoteuk.bsky.social, and our CEO Emma Harrison. Watch it to find out what supporters of PR are up to in Westminster: youtu.be/TeYygv45SOg?...

Today marks International #DemocracyDay. Democracy matters - and it cannot be taken for granted. Our voting system leaves swathes of people feeling powerless and fuels disillusionment, which can have dangerous consequences. Change can't wait. We need #PRnow.

Britain's voting system dates back to the 19th century. First Past the Post is outdated, unfair and increasingly delivers results that have little to do with what the country wants. This #DemocracyDay, I'm calling for Proportional Representation - a fair system where every vote counts. #PRnow

Today is International Day of Democracy. In the UK, we routinely elect Gvts with a minority of votes, and most of our parliament is entirely unelected, with a bloated upper chamber stuffed with patrons and a few clerics. We need major constitutional reform but have few turkeys voting for Xmas.

I'd urge you all to get behind @emmacampaigner.bsky.social and her organisation @makevotesmatter.bsky.social in the push for PR, and to keep the pressure up on the current Gvt to make their forthcoming Elections Bill meaningful not mealy-mouthed.

Great to see coverage of the All Party Parliamentary Group @appgfairelections.bsky.social, and its plan for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. The proposal provides a realistic pathway for lasting change - transforming the way we do politics.

Britain's democracy is in crisis. Our First Past the Post voting system increasingly delivers results that have little to do with what the country wants. This #DemocracyDay, I'm calling for a fair system where every vote counts. It's time for Proportional Representation. #PRnow

Tomorrow is International Day of Democracy. When parties with just a third of the vote are winning big majorities our democracy is broken. MPs have a plan to fix it. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

Your regular reminder that evidence of the distortion of FPTP is published, for every division, by @propvoting.bsky.social. The analysis is available for any division since March 2016.

“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

Just like Mayors shouldn’t be elected by a small minority, neither should MPs - or governments. If we stick with FPTP, in four years we risk being ruled by a government chosen by less than a third of voters. FPTP is not a suitable system for any elections - local or general.

We’ve been speaking out against Mayors being elected by FPTP since the change was first proposed by the last government. Tens of thousands of people have signed our petition. We've made noise in the media. Our local activists have lobbied their MPs - and it made a difference.

WE DID IT!!! The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections. In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote. This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...

💥 BREAKING: the Government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment bill will scrap the First Past the Post voting system for mayor and police & crime commissioner elections 👏 This is hugely welcome recognition that First Past the Post is not fit for purpose 🧵...

"Proportional Representation underpins everything that young people care about... They're not represented in the halls of power by the people who are supposed to be voices for them." Young MVM Ambassador Livvy on why Gen Z is campaigning to fix our broken democracy 👇

Is the UK really a democracy? @femi-oluwole.bsky.social argues it's not. Because how democratic is a system where a party can win total power on just 1/3 of the vote, and the vast majority of votes are ignored? 🤔 That's why we need #PRnow.

"...the appetite for a change in the voting system that delivered Labour their commanding majority has never been higher. Turning the tide on these issues will be no mean feat, but one which Labour will need to tackle directly in their return to office." ✍️ Alex Scholes, @natcen.bsky.social

"Across the UK we have five parties regularly polling above 10%, and in Wales, Plaid Cymru’s strength makes this a six-party system. But across both polities, no one party can come close to claiming to represent Britain - or Wales." Our article in @nation.cymru 👇 nation.cymru/opinion/wale...

❤️ 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

“Instead of leaving it to an argument behind closed doors... wouldn’t it be nice to have a calm national debate about the kind of democracy we want?” writes @peterkellner.bsky.social 🎯 Exactly why our APPG is calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform

Thank you @westcountryvoices.bsky.social for your support.

Spent yesterday having fun conversations with passers by in Broad Street Reading discussing the problems with our democracy and voting in particular at the @mvmreading.bsky.social gazebo. Lots of interest. #PRnow

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Our FPTP voting system is killing people. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

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At the pub after another busy day of campaigning. Our new beer mats are being put to good use! #PRnow

I have been involved in two events this weekend for the Make Votes Matter Action Weekend, in Warrington and today's Northern Rally in Manchester. Had some good interactions with members of the public and the campaign for equal votes is one I am so proud to be involved in. #PRnow

What a day! Finishing off with a well deserved pint (or two). Lots of conversations. Lots of badges, leaflets and beer mats given out. Lots of visibility. Lots of ongoing conversations to be had and leaflets to be given out too. Well done Cumbria and Lancaster #PRnow

Yesterday in Manchester! Thank you to everyone who showed up to the Rally for Real Democracy. People are fed up with a voting system that distorts public opinion and leaves millions unrepresented. It's time for change. #PRnow