Fewer polling stations and earlier deadline for postal vote applications also recommended to modernise electionsThe UK’s elections system needs a fundamental overhaul including weekend voting and a cut in the number of...
Read MoreIPPR says elections could lose legitimacy because of falling turnout among groups such as renters and non-graduatesUK elections are “close to a tipping point” where they lose legitimacy because of plummeting voter...
Read MoreMPs vote to give leave to bring in private members’ bill on PR but it will have no practical effectLord Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary and former Nato secretary who is leading the government’s...
Read MoreLib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to 135 with some Labour backbench support but is unlikely to become lawUK politics live – latest updatesMPs have voted narrowly in favour of introducing a proportional representation...
Read MoreCash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholesLoopholes in the law are allowing “dark money” to infiltrate UK politics, with almost £1 in every £10...
Read MoreExclusive: All-party parliamentary group on fair elections argues proportional voting system would help restore trustKeir Starmer is under renewed pressure over electoral reform after dozens of newly elected Labour MPs signed up...
Read MoreChanges proposed after as many as 750,000 people may have been excluded from 2024 election due to lack of documentsMinisters should expand the ID that people can use to vote, the elections watchdog has recommended, after a...
Read MoreMore than 30 bills expected as Labour government sets out its legislative agenda for this session of parliamentKeir Starmer’s government will set out its legislative agenda for this session of parliament in the...
Read MoreIPPR thinktank finds that only 52% of the British adult population cast their ballots on 4 JulyJust over half of the British adults voted at the 2024 general election, making it the lowest turnout by share of population since...
Read MoreCampaigners for electoral reform say outcome has renewed pressure for proportional representationThe push for electoral reform in the UK has received a shot in the arm after the “most disproportionate election in...
Read MoreJohn Healey announces fresh package as he visits southern port city of OdesaReynolds says he is not supposed to pre-empt what will be in the king’s speech, but he says it is no secret that the government is going to...
Read MorePrime minister in Scotland on first day of two-day visit that will also take in Wales and Northern IrelandReynolds says he is not supposed to pre-empt what will be in the king’s speech, but he says it is no secret that the...
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