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Labour MPs Push Burnham to Launch Electoral Reform Commission

8/26/2026

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces pressure to launch a national electoral-reform commission.
Almost 100 Labour MPs signed the amendment.
The amendment, backed by 185 MPs, was tabled to the Representation of the People Bill returning on 2 September.
A YouGov poll shows 53% of MPs support reviewing first-past-the-post voting.
MPs urge Burnham to announce the commission before the October budget, within his first hundred days.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces pressure to launch a national electoral-reform commission.
Almost 100 Labour MPs signed the amendment.
The amendment, backed by 185 MPs, was tabled to the Representation of the People Bill returning on 2 September.
A YouGov poll shows 53% of MPs support reviewing first-past-the-post voting.
MPs urge Burnham to announce the commission before the October budget, within his first hundred days.