Labour Leadership 2016

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andyp in reply to @dst2

Really.

https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/constitution/electoral-reform/news/77496/mps-reject-caroline-lucas-proportional

And specifically the Labour whip;

http://www.markpack.org.uk/142310/15-labour-mp-defy-party-whip-back-proportional-representation-house-commons/

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dst2 in reply to @andyp

Has Labour said why they imposed a whip on this?

John Harris @johnharris1969 The 15 Labour MPs who voted for
@CarolineLucas's Proportional Rep'n Bill. The whipped party line was
to abstain.

Why abstain? Could it be because they don't really want to change the status quo but don't want to be seen voting for the status quo?

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andyp in reply to @dst2

Someone should ask Corbyn, like a decent journalist for instance.

My personal opinion, fwiw, is that if you're genuinely serious about a 'new way of politics' then electoral reform to a proportional representation system of some description is a must.

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