PM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older people

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

The need for electoral reform could not be more urgent after Labour gained 63 % of the seats on a mere 34% of the overall vote in the last general election.

The prime minister has lifted the spirits of the public and party members, and must use that goodwill to push through change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

The need for electoral reform could not be more urgent after Labour gained 63 % of the seats on a mere 34% of the overall vote in the last general election.

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

The incoming prime minister is publicly committed to change. Will he follow through?

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is expected to warn Labour may be ‘powerless to do anything’ to change the voting system after the next election

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is expected to warn Labour may be ‘powerless to do anything’ to change the voting system after the next election

More than a quarter of the House of Commons has signed an amendment calling for a national commission on electoral reform, in what backers are describing as an “open goal” for Andy Burnham, the likely...

First-past-the-post is failing. Representatives are being elected on 20 per cent of the vote and less. That is not a democratic mandate.

Andy Burnham is said to support proportional representation. He’s also about to become prime minister thanks to one of first-past-the-post’s most undemocratic loopholes. ALAN STORY and KLAVS HENRIKSEN...

LabourList has taken a closer look at the policy platform outlined by Burnham should he succeed Starmer in Downing Street.

Today Keir Starmer announced he will be resigning as Prime Minister. It is hard to overstate how remarkable that is. His government won 63% of all MPs on just 34% of the vote in 2024, gi

Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage

If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fate, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage

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Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage

Former Assistant General Secretary of Unite the UnionWhen you move into a position of power and responsibility, whether elected or appointed, it becomes incumbent on you to know a bit about everything...

Greater Manchester mayor and potential Labour leadership challenger vows overhaul of electoral system to transform British democracy if he gets into No 10