Alternative vote: alternative outcome
Our Political Editor Gary Gibbon on the Channel 4 poll that suggests AV’s backers may have misplaced their faith in the power of AV to improve their electoral chances.
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The increasingly bitter political battle over voting reform will shift up a gear on Monday as the country’s most senior politicians go head-to-head in a last-ditch push for votes.
Our Political Editor Gary Gibbon on the Channel 4 poll that suggests AV’s backers may have misplaced their faith in the power of AV to improve their electoral chances.
As the Electoral Commission sends out almost 28 million information leaflets to improve public awareness about the 5 May referendum, Channel 4 News presents a Q and A on AV.
The Yes to the Alternative Vote campaign gathers on a stage – Gary Gibbon was there.
As a Tory MP tells Gary Gibbon the AV referendum could break the Coalition, political analyst Greg Callus looks at the high stakes for Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg.
Remind yourself there are other ways of conducting power and politics – and cherish and respect what we have, even if you can’t love or even like it.
The Commons Speaker said he wanted MPs to consider “the widest possible range of options”.
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.
What could it mean for future elections?
MPs have another chance to change the direction of Brexit tonight. They will vote in an hour’s time on four alternative options to Theresa May’s deal.
Labour MP Jess Phillips, Green MP Caroline Lucas and the Conservative MP, Gillian Keegan, discuss the Commons vote. We begin by asking them what parliament will come up with on Monday when they again explore alternatives to the Prime Ministers deal.
Some Labour MPs have expressed anger about the party’s change in stance over a second referendum, particularly those representing Leave constituencies.
The government is considering giving ministers a free vote on controversial plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, according to a document seen by Channel 4 News.
In a shock reversal, Labour is to vote against the government’s proposed charter for budget responsibility.
Two young activists have been taking very different approaches to youth engagement at this general election.