Labour members back a motion calling for voting reform: Party calls for First Past The Post to be ditched and replaced by Proportional Representation (but Starmer stays quiet on the issue)
Labour members have backed a motion calling for Britain’s voting system to be overhauled – with First Past The Post to be ditched and replaced by Proportional Representation.
This is the first time a major party in the UK has called for the traditional voting system to be replaced.
Labour leader, Keir Starmer previously said electoral reform is ‘not a priority’ for him, while the party is focusing on getting into power.
But at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, this week, members voted to ensure that a commitment to introduction proportional representation is included in its next manifesto.
It comes hours after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announced he was backing a Labour grassroots campaign to change the country’s voting system.
While challenging Sir Keir, the former minister accused MPs of ‘hoarding political power’ as he backed a campaign for proportional representation (PR) to replace the current first past the post system (FPTP).
Sir Keir has said it is ‘not a priority’ for him while focused on getting into power.
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