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"As Labour last year won a shocking 63% of seats on 34% of votes, so could Farage win a majority on puny votes", writes Polly Toynbee "Electoral reform is now in every party’s interest, and above all, in voters'" 💯 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…


⚠️ "Reform did well enough for First Past the Post to go from sandbag to springboard... This is now a Farage-friendly electoral system." 💬 Professor Rob Ford (Not the Canadian one. Or his brother.) on LBC ⏰ Labour needs to wake up & get serious about electoral reform - starting with a National Commission

"A voting system that bins 3/5ths of all votes cast is leading to alienation & distrust, as stated in the party programme... The government must set up a National Commission to design a better electoral system for a better democracy" 🌹 Sandy Martin labourlist.org/2025/05/electo…



'Our disproportional system could hand Nigel Farage a landslide majority on the smallest share of the vote that such a victory has ever required' ✍️ Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley & Lizzi Collinge MP on Westminster’s biggest APPG calling for a commission on electoral reform politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

“We’re now the biggest APPG in Parliament and the public supports our call for a National Commission for Electoral Reform by a margin of five to one. The government should listen and act.” 💬 Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, Chair of the APPG for APPG for Fair Elections 🧵 1/3 politics.co.uk/news/2025/05/0…

"What we are calling for is a modest, first step towards addressing what everyone can see is an indefensibly broken voting system. We believe the government needs to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform" ✍️ Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley & Lizzi Collinge MP politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

BREAKING NEWS: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections APPG for Fair Elections is now the biggest APPG in Westminster 🎉 Inside and outside of Parliament, support for electoral reform is growing. Well done to the group's Chair Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley and everyone involved!


💥 "There are more than 130 MPs in our APPG - more than the Official Opposition. It shows the strength of support across Parliament for fair elections" 🪑 A word from our Chair Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley 🔎 Check whether your MP is a member here: fairelections.uk/#about


"The volatility we saw at the local elections adds urgency and strength to our arguments - but at the core or this is needing to ensure everyone is represented - that every vote matters." 🌹 Abtisam Mohamed





"We have a 19th century, early 20th century system, but a 21st century electorate - and there's only so long that will hold. We are on the right side of history here." 💬 Our chair Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley announcing that we're now the biggest APPG in Parliament

"It cannot accommodate fragmentation, it cannot represent parties fairly or consistently, it exacerbates chaos & it undermines mandates" - Rob Ford (Not the Canadian one. Or his brother.) "There is no longer any excuse for burying your head in the sand about what's going to happen under this electoral system."

🚨 "So no, look, we are firmly in favour of First Past the Post", says Reform UK's Chairman ⏰ The Labour Party needs to wake up: First Past the Post is now Nigel Farage's "friend" 💣 Why risk a far fight majority government on less than 30% of the vote? spectator.co.uk/article/reform…

🔍 “We've got to look seriously at the flaws of the current system and we've got to involve the public in the conversation” 🌹 APPG member Abtisam Mohamed calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform 🗳️ “This has got to be about making sure that every vote counts”