Jamie Osborne on Nostr: — ‘The vote on a Liberal Democrat bill calling for a PR system for UK ...
— ‘The vote on a Liberal Democrat bill calling for a PR system for UK parliamentary elections and for local elections in England was passed by 137 votes to 135. It is believed to be the first time the Westminster parliament has backed such a plan.
The measure was introduced as a so-called 10-minute rule bill, which gives MPs that amount of time to make the case for a bill … they almost never become law because they are not allocated more time in the Commons.’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/03/mps-back-proportional-representation-system-uk-elections
The measure was introduced as a so-called 10-minute rule bill, which gives MPs that amount of time to make the case for a bill … they almost never become law because they are not allocated more time in the Commons.’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/03/mps-back-proportional-representation-system-uk-elections