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Andy Burnham: “I would seek to persuade my own party of the need to include a pledge in Labour's next election manifesto to replace the…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2026
I would seek to persuade my own party of the need to include a pledge in Labour's next election manifesto to replace the UK's first-past-the-post system with a form of proportional representation.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
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bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Statement on electoral reform after becoming Prime Minister.

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