First past the post tends to deliver the winning party more seats in parliament than they’d get under a truly proportional voting system – but this year is off the charts.
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When the public sees an institution is failing, they generally lose trust in it. Not so with the health service.
The first-past-the-post electoral system has helped the Conservatives stay in power for much of the past century. Now it could lock them out.
An expert on immigration law explains the latest developments with the safety of Rwanda bill.
Mordaunt is predicted to lose her seat at the election so it’s now or never for her – but the path to victory is laden with obstacles.
Gove and Rishi Sunak trailed the change as a response to Gaza protests – but this definition has nothing to do with them.
New definitions don’t protect communities or deter extremists.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suspended the MP over his comments about Sadiq Khan but has conspicuously failed to acknowledge the Islamophobia at the heart of the scandal.
Disillusioned Conservative voters have had a string of opportunities to make their voices heard.
Just as the UK looks set to return to grown up politics, everyone else is installing radicals.
After years of tumult in the ruling Conservative party, Labour looks set to take office. But it is no sure bet, and could be off the back of a large scale disaffection from the wider public.
It’s hard not to support the plan to right this miscarriage of justice but the government is setting a dangerous constitutional precedent in order to correct its own mistakes.
The victims of the Horizon scandal had no political constituency and served no existing partisan debate.
John Major admitted to be too thin-skinned when his government started to crumble.
The evidence is very mixed on how markets are affected by elections, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be irrelevant in 2024.
There are reasons to hold off until the autumn – but there are other clues that still point towards May.
Scott Benton was able to lobby for the gambling industry despite reforms introduced by David Cameron when in office.
There was only one case of a government losing a vote on a second reading in all of the 20th century.
The government of Rwanda must commit to eliminating the forced return of refugees and asylum seekers.
Increasing energy costs pose a challenge for everyone, but the impact is most pronounced for those living in deprived areas.
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