Gary Gibbon
Sleepover in the Lords as AV battle continues
Gary Gibbon spies a duvet after the Lords pull an allnighter over AV and the number of MPs in the Commons.
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Backbench dissent could hurt Cameron’s coalition
Ahead of the Conservative party’s spring conference, David Cameron is increasingly worried about Tory backbench dissent – and about how much worse it could get after the AV referendum.
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Cameron and Clegg clash over AV voting system
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.
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A long night ahead as Parliament battles over AV
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”.
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MP revolt on prisoners’ right to vote ‘could cost £143m’
Ignoring a European ruling giving prisoners the right to vote could cost the Government £143m in compensation claims, reports Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
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Electoral reform: How the Coalition could change the vote
As senior Labour politicians launch a campaign to oppose a switch to the Alternative Vote, YouGov’s Anthony Wells says the formation of the Coalition may have changed political calculations.
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Gary Gibbon
Could 5 May 2011 be the day the voting system changes?
The Lib Dems in the government are hoping that 5 May 2011 will be the date for the referendum on a new voting system for Westminster.
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Jon Snow
The crisis and the mandate
As the election campaign nears its close, Jon Snow blogs on what results the result may throw up on Friday.
