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Electoral reform

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  If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice

  George Monbiot

  Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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  A new year brings new battles for democracy and for Labour

  Letters:Readers respond to articles by Andy Beckett and Larry Elliott on British parliamentary democracy and whether Labour can turn the tide

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  UK ministers urged to cap political donations to ‘rebuild voter confidence’
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  UK ministers aim to ban cryptocurrency political donations over anonymity risks

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  ‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims

  Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
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  Labour must accept that the two-party age is over and embrace PR

  Letters:Backing proportional representation would be in Labour’s interests, writesJohn Culley, whileAusten Lynch says the greater risk is continuing with the current system

• • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow

    Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying children in big families should not be ‘penalised’ – as it happened

  • It’s the Nigel Farage chameleon show – flashy, ever-changing pledges, but only one real policy: xenophobia

    Polly Toynbee

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow

    UK politics: MPs spar over response to Cambridgeshire train attack – as it happened

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  Plaid Cymru’s victory in Caerphilly points to a new kind of electorate

  The Welsh town’s byelection was a two-party race – but this time neither Labour nor the Conservatives were in it

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  Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister

  Polly Toynbee

  MPs are voting to get rid of first past the post in mayoral elections. Doing the same at a national level would be an antidote to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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  UK elections chief says children need lessons from 11 to be ready to vote at 16
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  The panel

  Opportunity knocks for the Green party: can the candidates seize it? You decide

  Ellie Chowns, Adrian Ramsay and Zack Polanski

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  First Edition newsletter

  Monday briefing: How ​automatic ​voter ​registration ​could ​redraw Britain’s ​political ​map
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  Educate teenagers on politics before letting them vote
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  Even the Tories now admit that our electoral system is toxic. When will Labour have the guts to fix it?

  Polly Toynbee
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  The Guardian view on votes at 16: democracy belongs to the young too

• Crypto donations could entirely corrupt British politics. Labour must act quickly

  Liam Byrne

• Voting age to be lowered to 16 across UK by next general election

• What happens when 16-year-olds get the vote? Other countries are already seeing the benefits

  Christine Huebner