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Feb 3, 2025 · The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Half of Britons (49 per cent) support reform of the voting system and the introduction of proportional representation (PR) — almost twice as many as those who favour retaining the present first past the post (FPTP) system, a new YouGov poll has found.

4 days ago · Boris Johnson will go down as “one of the most damaging prime ministers in this country’s history”, the Reform UK chair has insisted. Zia Yusuf said the increase in net migration during Johnson’s tenure in 10 Downing Street was “a total betrayal of everybody who voted for Brexit”, as he ruled out the prospect of... Read more »

Feb 4, 2025 · The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. The constitution and EU relations minister delivered a major speech this morning setting out the framework for the government’s “Brexit reset”.. Nick Thomas-Symonds, a longtime close ally of the prime minister who resides in the Cabinet Office, revealed that the government’s negotiating position will be moulded ...

Jan 30, 2025 · A cross-party group MPs will address Britain’s “flawed” voting system in a House of Commons debate on Thursday. The parliamentarians, representing six parties and every region and nation of the UK, will urge the government to establish a national commission tasked with proposing a “fair and democratic replacement to First Past the Post [FPTP]”. The... Read more »

Jan 30, 2025 · MPs from the Labour, Liberal Democrat, Reform UK and Green parties have pressured the government to pursue reform of the “broken” First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system. In a House of Commons debate on Thursday, led by Labour MP and Fair Elections APPG chair Alex Sobel, the government was told that FPTP is “unfair”... Read more »

Dec 10, 2024 · The 2024 general election was the most disproportional in British electoral history as voters displayed the highest volatility in a century, according to a new report. Research into this year’s general election by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) displays that the parties’ votes shifted more than at any time since 1931. As a result, this... Read more »

Jan 10, 2025 · The chancellor may need to consider “very severe” spending cuts if the recent rise in UK borrowing costs erodes her fiscal headroom, a former Bank of England economist has said. Sir John Gieve, a former Bank deputy governor, said that recent bond market movement has not come in response to UK policy changes and explained... Read more »

Nov 29, 2024 · The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. MPs voted by 330-275 — a majority of 55 — in favour of the assisted dying bill at second reading on Friday.. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill now progresses to committee stage where MPs will debate and vote on amendments.