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"Basically, Johnny Moped" is on Netflix!
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“Today I am announcing a new National Commission on Electoral Reform. I invite all the political parties to be part of its work. We will contest the next election with a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system”
💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
September 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“Today I am announcing a new National Commission on Electoral Reform. I invite all the political parties to be part of its work. We will contest the next election with a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system”
💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
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"Andy Burnham is expected to announce that he will push ahead with plans for electoral reform in his first conference speech as Labour leader"
"One option open to Burnham is a new National Commission for Electoral Reform, an idea he endorsed at last year’s party conference"
🌹 #Labour4PR
"One option open to Burnham is a new National Commission for Electoral Reform, an idea he endorsed at last year’s party conference"
🌹 #Labour4PR
Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2026 at 9:37 AM
"Andy Burnham is expected to announce that he will push ahead with plans for electoral reform in his first conference speech as Labour leader"
"One option open to Burnham is a new National Commission for Electoral Reform, an idea he endorsed at last year’s party conference"
🌹 #Labour4PR
"One option open to Burnham is a new National Commission for Electoral Reform, an idea he endorsed at last year’s party conference"
🌹 #Labour4PR
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🌹"Labour is committed to changing the voting system... we are closer now to this change than we have ever been in the history of this country"
@alexsobel.co.uk at our fringe last night.
#Labour26 #L4PR
@alexsobel.co.uk at our fringe last night.
#Labour26 #L4PR
September 28, 2026 at 9:41 AM
🌹"Labour is committed to changing the voting system... we are closer now to this change than we have ever been in the history of this country"
@alexsobel.co.uk at our fringe last night.
#Labour26 #L4PR
@alexsobel.co.uk at our fringe last night.
#Labour26 #L4PR
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“In doing this, Andy Burnham would show progressive voters and the Labour movement he can be trusted to keep his word – and that he really does intend to be a great, reforming Prime Minister.”
🗞️ Paul Sweeney MSP today in LabourList 👇
@paulsweeney.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/09/wher...
🗞️ Paul Sweeney MSP today in LabourList 👇
@paulsweeney.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/09/wher...
'Where next for electoral reform?' - LabourList
It is clear that a consensus is emerging around electoral reform that spans the Labour movement - and the momentum is becoming unstoppable.
labourlist.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
“In doing this, Andy Burnham would show progressive voters and the Labour movement he can be trusted to keep his word – and that he really does intend to be a great, reforming Prime Minister.”
🗞️ Paul Sweeney MSP today in LabourList 👇
@paulsweeney.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/09/wher...
🗞️ Paul Sweeney MSP today in LabourList 👇
@paulsweeney.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/09/wher...
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“The Government’s priority is a politics that works for all people in all places, not some people in some places. The Prime Minister remains committed to electoral reform as a way of supporting that objective.” 💬 @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/07/a...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/07/a...
Andy Burnham Insists He Still Backs Electoral Reform After Amendment Blocked
Ministers offer cross-party talks on changing Westminster's voting system as bid for speedy reform stalls
bylinetimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
“The Government’s priority is a politics that works for all people in all places, not some people in some places. The Prime Minister remains committed to electoral reform as a way of supporting that objective.” 💬 @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/07/a...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/07/a...
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📺 “I am interested in looking at how we restore trust in politics. I am prepared to look at all of those issues, alongside the voting system”
September 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
📺 “I am interested in looking at how we restore trust in politics. I am prepared to look at all of those issues, alongside the voting system”
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“We think it's the right time now for the Government to commit to a National Commission to look at electoral reform... to make sure that people feel like their vote counts and to make sure people don't feel disenfranchised by the political system”
🎙️ @mike-reader.bsky.social
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🌹 #Labour4PR
🎙️ @mike-reader.bsky.social
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🌹 #Labour4PR
August 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
“We think it's the right time now for the Government to commit to a National Commission to look at electoral reform... to make sure that people feel like their vote counts and to make sure people don't feel disenfranchised by the political system”
🎙️ @mike-reader.bsky.social
📺 1 of 2
🌹 #Labour4PR
🎙️ @mike-reader.bsky.social
📺 1 of 2
🌹 #Labour4PR
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💥 Front page of the Guardian
📰 Back review on electoral reform, MPs tell Burnham
📰 Back review on electoral reform, MPs tell Burnham
August 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM
💥 Front page of the Guardian
📰 Back review on electoral reform, MPs tell Burnham
📰 Back review on electoral reform, MPs tell Burnham
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“96 Labour MPs have supported an amendment tabled by Alex Sobel, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. It has attracted the support of almost 200 parliamentarians”
🌹 #Labour4PR
🌹 #Labour4PR
Compulsory voting on the table as Burnham ponders electoral reform
Proposals seen by the prime minister’s advisers suggest a £10 fine for those who do not cast a ballot, with a ‘none of the above’ option to be included
www.thetimes.com
July 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
“96 Labour MPs have supported an amendment tabled by Alex Sobel, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. It has attracted the support of almost 200 parliamentarians”
🌹 #Labour4PR
🌹 #Labour4PR
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💥 THIS IS HUGE! The electoral reform amendment tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk is now the single biggest amendment since the general election.
166 MPs from 8 parties have added their names - a quarter of the House of Commons.
The system isn't working and the new PM needs to make this a priority.
166 MPs from 8 parties have added their names - a quarter of the House of Commons.
The system isn't working and the new PM needs to make this a priority.
One in four MPs demand electoral reform commission in ‘open goal’ for Burnham - Politics.co.uk
More than a quarter of the House of Commons has signed an amendment calling for a national commission on electoral reform, in what backers are describing as an “open goal” for Andy Burnham, the likely...
www.politics.co.uk
July 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
💥 THIS IS HUGE! The electoral reform amendment tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk is now the single biggest amendment since the general election.
166 MPs from 8 parties have added their names - a quarter of the House of Commons.
The system isn't working and the new PM needs to make this a priority.
166 MPs from 8 parties have added their names - a quarter of the House of Commons.
The system isn't working and the new PM needs to make this a priority.
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📺 WATCH: Angela Rayner says there's a "consensus that we can't carry on with the system that we currently have".
"This is one of the issues that is starting to feel louder and louder from the grassroots."
PR really feels like an idea whose time has come 💪
"This is one of the issues that is starting to feel louder and louder from the grassroots."
PR really feels like an idea whose time has come 💪
July 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
📺 WATCH: Angela Rayner says there's a "consensus that we can't carry on with the system that we currently have".
"This is one of the issues that is starting to feel louder and louder from the grassroots."
PR really feels like an idea whose time has come 💪
"This is one of the issues that is starting to feel louder and louder from the grassroots."
PR really feels like an idea whose time has come 💪
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"Three quarters of unions, two-thirds of members and a new generation of Labour MPs support electoral reform."
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The country needs electoral reform – and Labour has the chance to be on the right side of this argument
First-past-the-post is failing. Representatives are being elected on 20 per cent of the vote and less. That is not a democratic mandate.
www.politicshome.com
July 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
"Three quarters of unions, two-thirds of members and a new generation of Labour MPs support electoral reform."
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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💯 “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
🎙️ @alexsobel.co.uk, chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk #CrossQuestion
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
💯 “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
🎙️ @alexsobel.co.uk, chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk #CrossQuestion
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💥 The Electoral Commission's new report finds that:
✅ 51% of people say that large or structural changes are needed to our political system.
✅ Only 16% thank no change is needed.
✅ When asked what would increase voter satisfaction, by far the biggest group said Proportional Representation.
✅ 51% of people say that large or structural changes are needed to our political system.
✅ Only 16% thank no change is needed.
✅ When asked what would increase voter satisfaction, by far the biggest group said Proportional Representation.
June 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
💥 The Electoral Commission's new report finds that:
✅ 51% of people say that large or structural changes are needed to our political system.
✅ Only 16% thank no change is needed.
✅ When asked what would increase voter satisfaction, by far the biggest group said Proportional Representation.
✅ 51% of people say that large or structural changes are needed to our political system.
✅ Only 16% thank no change is needed.
✅ When asked what would increase voter satisfaction, by far the biggest group said Proportional Representation.
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🏆 Massive congratulations @andyburnham.bsky.social!
💥 We’re delighted to have a longstanding champion of Proportional Representation heading to Parliament
🌹 Labour must now rewire Westminster and change politics to change the country
💥 We’re delighted to have a longstanding champion of Proportional Representation heading to Parliament
🌹 Labour must now rewire Westminster and change politics to change the country
📺 @andyburnham.bsky.social is one of the strongest advocates of Proportional Representation for general elections in British politics
🗳️ Let's send Andy to Westminster
🌹 #Labour4PR #Makerfield
🗳️ Let's send Andy to Westminster
🌹 #Labour4PR #Makerfield
June 19, 2026 at 1:39 PM
🏆 Massive congratulations @andyburnham.bsky.social!
💥 We’re delighted to have a longstanding champion of Proportional Representation heading to Parliament
🌹 Labour must now rewire Westminster and change politics to change the country
💥 We’re delighted to have a longstanding champion of Proportional Representation heading to Parliament
🌹 Labour must now rewire Westminster and change politics to change the country
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Today one of Labour’s strongest supporters of Proportional Representation takes his place in Parliament.
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
June 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Today one of Labour’s strongest supporters of Proportional Representation takes his place in Parliament.
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
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💥 140 MPs have now signed this amendment - most of them Labour MPs
🎯 We urgently need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⏰ It's time for Proportional Representation
🎯 We urgently need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⏰ It's time for Proportional Representation
Amendment NC31 to Representation of the People Bill to Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
bills.parliament.uk
June 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
💥 140 MPs have now signed this amendment - most of them Labour MPs
🎯 We urgently need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⏰ It's time for Proportional Representation
🎯 We urgently need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⏰ It's time for Proportional Representation
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“Establishing a commission to examine the options is a sensible, proportionate first step and a way to restore trust in politics.”
✍️ @ruthcadbury.bsky.social MP on her support for electoral reform
#ProportionalRepresentation #FPTP
#Labour4PR 🌹
hounslowherald.com/bi-mp-backs-...
✍️ @ruthcadbury.bsky.social MP on her support for electoral reform
#ProportionalRepresentation #FPTP
#Labour4PR 🌹
hounslowherald.com/bi-mp-backs-...
Brentford & Isleworth MP backs independent commission on electoral reform
Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury calls for democratic renewal, backing a national commission to review the UK's fragmented electoral system.
hounslowherald.com
June 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“Establishing a commission to examine the options is a sensible, proportionate first step and a way to restore trust in politics.”
✍️ @ruthcadbury.bsky.social MP on her support for electoral reform
#ProportionalRepresentation #FPTP
#Labour4PR 🌹
hounslowherald.com/bi-mp-backs-...
✍️ @ruthcadbury.bsky.social MP on her support for electoral reform
#ProportionalRepresentation #FPTP
#Labour4PR 🌹
hounslowherald.com/bi-mp-backs-...
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💥 102 MPs have now signed the amendment
🌹 Three quarters of them are Labour MPs
⏰ The Government needs to wake up: it's time for Proportional Representation
#FirstPastThePost #FPTP #PR #Democracy
🌹 Three quarters of them are Labour MPs
⏰ The Government needs to wake up: it's time for Proportional Representation
#FirstPastThePost #FPTP #PR #Democracy
💥 93 MPs have now signed this amendment, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🌹 That includes over 70 Labour MPs
⚠️ The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far 👇
🌹 That includes over 70 Labour MPs
⚠️ The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far 👇
Amendment NC31 to Representation of the People Bill to Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
bills.parliament.uk
June 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
💥 102 MPs have now signed the amendment
🌹 Three quarters of them are Labour MPs
⏰ The Government needs to wake up: it's time for Proportional Representation
#FirstPastThePost #FPTP #PR #Democracy
🌹 Three quarters of them are Labour MPs
⏰ The Government needs to wake up: it's time for Proportional Representation
#FirstPastThePost #FPTP #PR #Democracy
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I have joined 65 other MPs in signing an amendment pushing for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
This is a necessary first step toward building a more representative system - one where power reflects the people, not the quirks of a failing model.
I have joined 65 other MPs in signing an amendment pushing for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
This is a necessary first step toward building a more representative system - one where power reflects the people, not the quirks of a failing model.
May 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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I have joined 65 other MPs in signing an amendment pushing for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
This is a necessary first step toward building a more representative system - one where power reflects the people, not the quirks of a failing model.
I have joined 65 other MPs in signing an amendment pushing for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
This is a necessary first step toward building a more representative system - one where power reflects the people, not the quirks of a failing model.
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❤️ Andy Burnham reaffirms his support for Proportional Representation ahead of the Makerfield byelection.
@andyburnham.bsky.social @theguardian.com
🌹 #Labour4PR #ElectoralReform
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@andyburnham.bsky.social @theguardian.com
🌹 #Labour4PR #ElectoralReform
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister
Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2026 at 1:34 PM
❤️ Andy Burnham reaffirms his support for Proportional Representation ahead of the Makerfield byelection.
@andyburnham.bsky.social @theguardian.com
🌹 #Labour4PR #ElectoralReform
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@andyburnham.bsky.social @theguardian.com
🌹 #Labour4PR #ElectoralReform
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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📺 @andyburnham.bsky.social is one of the strongest advocates of Proportional Representation for general elections in British politics
🗳️ Let's send Andy to Westminster
🌹 #Labour4PR #Makerfield
🗳️ Let's send Andy to Westminster
🌹 #Labour4PR #Makerfield
May 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
📺 @andyburnham.bsky.social is one of the strongest advocates of Proportional Representation for general elections in British politics
🗳️ Let's send Andy to Westminster
🌹 #Labour4PR #Makerfield
🗳️ Let's send Andy to Westminster
🌹 #Labour4PR #Makerfield
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🚨 BREAKING: the Communication Workers’ Union just voted to back Proportional Representation at its annual conference in Bournemouth @cwunews.bsky.social
📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR
🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR
🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
May 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
🚨 BREAKING: the Communication Workers’ Union just voted to back Proportional Representation at its annual conference in Bournemouth @cwunews.bsky.social
📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR
🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR
🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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...We are likely to see a wave of councillors claiming victory on 20 per cent or less. “Is that representative? Does that give them a mandate? One in five, of people who actually bothered to turn out to vote? That’s a difficult sell in democracy.”
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
May 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
...We are likely to see a wave of councillors claiming victory on 20 per cent or less. “Is that representative? Does that give them a mandate? One in five, of people who actually bothered to turn out to vote? That’s a difficult sell in democracy.”
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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📜 The House of Commons just debated the Representation of the People Bill
💥 Great to see more Labour MPs joining the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📺 @patrickhurley.bsky.social @catsmithmp.bsky.social @chriscurtis94.bsky.social & @jamesnaish.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
💥 Great to see more Labour MPs joining the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📺 @patrickhurley.bsky.social @catsmithmp.bsky.social @chriscurtis94.bsky.social & @jamesnaish.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
March 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
📜 The House of Commons just debated the Representation of the People Bill
💥 Great to see more Labour MPs joining the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📺 @patrickhurley.bsky.social @catsmithmp.bsky.social @chriscurtis94.bsky.social & @jamesnaish.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
💥 Great to see more Labour MPs joining the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📺 @patrickhurley.bsky.social @catsmithmp.bsky.social @chriscurtis94.bsky.social & @jamesnaish.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR