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Gary Gibbon
Just watching Gordon Brown at the Liaison Committee and they’re going to get round to constitutional reform a bit later, before they do some questions on “Being Prime Minister!” Anyway, the Prime Minister was a little earlier giving a speech on constitutional reform, fresh from the Cabinet giving the go-ahead to an amendment to the…
Gary Gibbon
This was Gordon Brown in Mrs Merton mode – “let’s have a heated debate.” On electoral reform, there is nothing the government can do this side of a general election. The Prime Minister is effectively planning the next Labour general election manifesto in which a commitment to electoral reform, some type of additional vote system…
The UK is the only undisputed democracy in Europe to use the First Past The Post voting system to elect MPs. This could make a big difference to who represents us in parliament. New analysis by the Electoral Reform Society has estimated how this year’s General Election might have played out if Proportional Representation had been used instead.
Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, who leads thousands of anti-government campaigners now protesting in Pakistan’s capital, tells Channel 4 News he has no connection to the army and just wants electoral reform.
Britain’s voters overwhelmingly reject calls to switch to the Alternative Vote system – but is this a death knell for electoral reform? Channel 4 News speaks to politicians, analysts and academics.
As the campaign to switch to the alternative vote heads towards defeat, analysts tell Channel 4 News it will set back electoral reform – but there is a glimmer of hope for the Lib Dems.
The latest opinion poll suggests voters will reject electoral reform on Thursday. Labour leader Ed Miliband admits that defeat will force the issue off the political agenda for some time.
David Cameron and Nick Clegg go head-to-head in outlining their opposing views on electoral reform, with the Prime Minister warning that the AV system will lead to regular hung parliaments.
With Lords and Commons locked in a late-night battle over the Bill proposing a referendum on electoral reform. Tory rebel Lord Lawson tells Channel 4 News the Government is being “pig-headed”.
Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon blogs on the concerns and calculations of the Liberal Democrats ahead of next May’s vote on electoral reform.
What is voter ID, what is the government-issued certificate and why is photo identification at elections being made a requirement? Here’s what you need to know.
The culture secretary, Karen Bradley, was doing the rounds of breakfast television this morning. She spoke to BBC Breakfast and ITV’s Good Morning Britain about her new plans for online safety. But the discussion inevitably veered towards Brexit, after Theresa May’s interview yesterday in which she apparently refused to say if she’d vote to leave…
Gary Gibbon
If MPs can whittle down the candidates to the 2 names that go to Party members quickly enough then his successor could be in office by mid August.
Labour have failed to understand the nature of the SNP challenge and are paying the ultimate price.
After failing to win the South Thanet seat, Ukip leader Nigel Farage admits to disappointment on a professional level but says that on a personal level he has “never felt happier”.