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Proportional representation

July 2024

  • Predicted seat totals from exit polls displayed on Broadcasting House in London, as polls closed on 4 July.

    There are many routes to electoral reform

  • Keir Starmer in front of the Union Jack flag.

    Labour divided over calls to scrap first past the post after landslide win

  • Ellie Chowns

    The Green party won four seats when it should have been 40. Surely it’s clear that Britain needs electoral reform

    Ellie Chowns
  • Zoe Williams

    Making Britain’s voting system fairer won’t enable parties like Reform – it’s the only way to challenge them

    Zoe Williams
  • ‘Disproportionate’ UK election results boost calls to ditch first past the post

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Defence secretary announces new military aid package for Ukraine – as it happened

  • Rise of smaller parties: key takeaways from voting patterns in UK election

  • Labour may win big under first past the post, but it is morally obliged to bring in a fairer system

    Polly Toynbee

June 2024

  • A voter arrives at a polling station to vote in the Rochdale by-election on February 29, 2024 in Rochdale, England.

    We need a better system to elect our government

  • Caroline Lucas pictured in front of demonstrators with banners on the Restore Nature Now march in London

    Caroline Lucas: Labour must pursue social justice while tackling climate crisis

  • Neal Lawson

    Just one term? There is a strategy that can get Keir Starmer to No 10 – and keep him there

    Neal Lawson
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    The Guardian view on a lopsided parliament: a deficit in democracy needs electoral reform

  • Brief letters
    A Labour landslide on 37% of the vote? That makes the case for PR

  • Observer letters
    It’s not my fault the progressive vote is split. Blame the system

February 2024

  • MPs during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, on 21 February.

    Our broken politics needs a major shake-up, from PR voting to citizens’ assemblies

  • Rafael Behr

    ‘Get the Tories out’ will carry the election, but it won’t fix the faultlines of a broken politics

    Rafael Behr

December 2023

  • The Conservative frontbench at PMQs.

    Let’s change parliament so it represents us better

    Letters: Natalie Bennett and Sarah Palmer respond to Martin Kettle’s article about dysfunctional British politics

October 2023

  • A shouting protester kneels on the floor next to a glitter-covered Keir Starmer. The protester is holding the leg of one of five people trying to get him off stage.

    Tuesday at Labour conference: highlights of the day

  • Naomi Smith

    It matters that the Tories love Nigel Farage again. Look up the name Preston Manning, and you’ll see why

    Naomi Smith

September 2023

  • An artist’s impression of an early visualisation of an HS2 train.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Transport minister refuses to say if government still committed to extending HS2 to Manchester and Euston – as it happened

    Richard Holden responds to urgent question from Labour about HS2 but refuses to say if HS2 will still reach Manchester or Euston in London
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