Absolutely agree, we have to go after the dark money that fuels the far right, polarising agenda too.

💯 “It’s so clear that we need a new system, fit for the 21st century, and the conversation amongst MPs is shifting from "if" to "when" and "how". As a first step the Government should set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform” 🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk #Labour4PR

Today, the All-Party Parliamentary Group @appgfairelections.bsky.social held its Annual General Meeting. The APPG now brings together 158 MPs and peers, making it the largest in Parliament! With the Elections Bill coming soon, 2026 will be a crucial year for the campaign for fair votes.

The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.

💯 “The electoral system is at breaking point now, because we're in this multi-party system, because of political fragmentation.” 🎙️ @alexsobel.co.uk, chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk #CrossQuestion

Today is the anniversary of the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales. Here's why the campaign to strike down that homophobic law was what first got me involved in politics 👇

Great to join an inspiring panel at the @coopparty.party.coop conference on strengthening mental health provision. With bold ideas, community leadership and real investment, we can build a system that finally meets the scale of need.

“We all know that the system has not been working for working people for a long time… The need for change is visceral... This is breeding a deep disillusionment with traditional politics.” Miatta Fahnbulleh MP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social at @coopparty.party.coop Conference

“In an age when people have lost trust in politics, people need to know that we trust them enough to share our power with them.” Steve Reed MP at @coopparty.party.coop Conference 2025 #Democracy

“MPs across the Commons are calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform: a time limited, independent process to review First Past the Post and alternatives and recommend a way forward” 🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk writing in @prospectmagazine.co.uk 🔗 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/letter...

The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them. FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10. The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.

"Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition." The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear. 🌹 #Labour4PR

🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate” 🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social 💯 “I think this is the way forward”

Great evening at SME4LABOUR last night with Ibrahim Dogus, Steve Reed MP, @lucympowell.bsky.social , @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social and many other Labour greats ❤️🌹

“I believe that to tackle the hate and division we see dominating our modern political debate, we have to build a democracy that is truly representative of its people.” 🌹 @annadixonmp.bsky.social makes the case for Proportional Representation, starting with a National Commission on Electoral Reform

“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.” ✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social

NEW on Renewal Online: Anna Dixon MP (@annadixonmp.bsky.social) highlights the growing support for PR within the Labour Party, and argues that the threat of Nigel Farage makes electoral reform an urgent necessity

“The truth matters. We need to challenge this now because otherwise it's only going to get worse.” Justin Madders on the need to go beyond a code of conduct for political campaigning in order to address disinformation @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social

📰 How can we tackle disinformation and misinformation in campaigning? 🚀 We'll shortly be kicking off our joint event in Parliament this evening with @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social

It's pathetic that Chris Philp and the rest of the Conservative frontbench will not (or cannot) call a racist statement what it is.

Well said, Wes! 👏 👏 👏 Not a peep from the Putin Puppet Farage today over his MP’s divisive and racist rhetoric. Not fit to govern.

"Go home” isn’t a policy - it’s a racist chant. People who are legally living in Britain should never be told they don’t belong.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and many people in South East Cornwall asked me to meet with Prostate Cancer UK to discuss this issue further. We discussed the issues facing men at risk of prostate cancer and the importance of early diagnosis.

Some politicians and commentators continue to denigrate London and talk our great city down, but the facts show a very different picture. The number of homicides in London in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than in any year since monthly records began 22 years ago.

I've written for @uniofbathipr.bsky.social blog about why the @appgfairelections.bsky.social's blueprint for a "National Commission on Electoral Reform" avoids the pitfalls of previous electoral reform efforts (e.g. the Jenkins Commission), and offers a way for British politics to escape from FPTP

Also wtf is it with the right at the moment that every time they are called out on their policies or actions, their response is to cry about how unfair it is that someone else dare criticise them the same way they criticise others? Mone now, Farage yesterday. Their playbook is dismally clichéd

"Click here for your new country!" Perfectly sums up populists like Reform, a better Britain is made through hard work, rolling your sleeves up and setting the course for years ahead, not simplistic solutions and easy answers.

“The APPG for Fair Elections is now the biggest in Parliament and we really want to support the Government in building consensus about the way forward.” 💬 @alexzurclark.bsky.social of @labour4pr.bsky.social speaking at our fringe event with @thefabians.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social

“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

There is not GE tomorrow, but this poll serves as yet another reminder that Reform, on 27% of the vote, could be the largest party. Labour is insane if it doesn’t seriously pursue proportional representation. news.sky.com/story/nigel-...

📢 Make it count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics 📍 Bluecoat ⏲️ 16:15, Monday Panel discussion on how Labour can lead the way towards a fair, modern electoral system - with @thefabians.bsky.social & @appgfairelections.bsky.social 3/3

🌹 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.

🚀 We've just kicked off our drop-in session focused on National Commission on Electoral Reform 📍 MPs can find us in Room W3, Westminster Hall, until 16:00 📜 Pick up a hard copy of our ready to go plan to review the voting system: www.fairelections.uk/national-com...

As a supporter of proportional representation since 1990, I attended the launch of the Fair Elections APPG Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform today.

Foreign billionaires don’t get to incite violence against Britain. We cannot stay silent. 1/5 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

🌹 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

EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice co-owns a second home purchased for £4 million in 2013, Byline Times can reveal – despite attacking Angela Rayner for supposedly owning a “property mountain” bylinetimes.com/2025/09/05/r...

So how many front pages do we think this story will be on tomorrow?

📢 “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

🔥 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.

🚨 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 👇

“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

📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform ⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward 🧵 1/3

🏛️ 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...

I want residents to be aware that I have received threats of death and violence directly posted in response to a misleading video recently shared by the MP for Keighley and Ilkley, Robbie Moore. See my full statement below:

⚠️ "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