More Labour MPs back a Commission at Bill debate
The House of Commons debated the 'Representation of the People Bill' last night - it's long awaited legislation to shake up UK elections.
More Labour MPs used the opportunity to add their voices to the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
MPs Patrick Hurley (Southport), Cat Smith (Lancaster and Wyre), Chris Curtis (Milton Keynes North) and James Naish (Rushcliffe) argued for Government to take a serious look at our voting system.
Many others tried to do so, but didn't get called during a busy debate that ran very late - while MPs Beccy Cooper (Worthing West) and Tim Roca (Macclesfield) made their own pitch for a commission in a co-authored article.
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📜 The House of Commons just debated the Representation of the People Bill 💥 Great to see more Labour MPs joining the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 📺 @patrickhurley.bsky.social @catsmithmp.bsky.social @chriscurtis94.bsky.social & @jamesnaish.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR
— Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ (@labour4pr.bsky.social) 2 March 2026 at 22:53
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"Labour must not bind Britain’s fate to the failing electoral system"
By Beccy Cooper MP & Tim Roca MP
"We must not bind our party – or the country’s – fate to a broken, unfair democratic system and this clearly failing status quo. The Westminster system is crumbling. Labour must rebuild it – or we will find ourselves under the rubble."
"The Westminster system is crumbling. Labour must rebuild it – or we will find ourselves under the rubble." ✍️ Beccy Cooper MP & Tim Roca MP 🌹 #Labour4PR #ElectoralReform #Democracy @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social @timrocamp.bsky.social @politics.co.uk www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
— Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ (@labour4pr.bsky.social) 2 March 2026 at 09:39
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What’s next in the Bill?
The "Second Reading" debate that happened yesterday was the first opportunity to debate the contents of the Bill in principle.
Next, it will go to "Committee Stage", where a smaller group of MPs go through the proposals in detail and consider amendments.
Throughout the process it's important that we continue to build pressure on the Labour benches - and across the House - for real action to address our broken voting system.
Last night was a great result. Thank you for your support, for writing to your MP, and for creating the sea change in Labour in recent years that has created the opportunity we now have to scrap First Past the Post.
