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August 19, 2020

Second wave of Lords donor list appointments must be stopped, say campaigners

There are reports that Conservative party donors will be given seats in the Lords in the coming months.
August 2, 2020

New peerages raise question of constraining prime ministerial appointments to Lords

Boris Johnson's new appointments to the House of Lords have caused controversy
July 2, 2020

Parliamentary committee criticises inaction on UK’s analogue-age electoral law

The government needs to move swiftly on mdernising Britain’s ‘dangerously outdated’ electoral rules, according to a key Lords committee.
June 26, 2020

BME groups sound alarm over ‘US style voter suppression’ through mandatory voter ID plans

There was just one proven case of ‘personation’ fraud in the whole of the UK in 2019.
June 10, 2020

New inquiry launched into Britain’s ‘wild west’ electoral laws

A group which advises the Prime Minister has announced a review of Britain’s out-dated electoral campaign rules.
May 15, 2020

Ending ‘virtual Parliament’ risks locking out Welsh, Scottish and NI MPs

Democracy experts have called on the government to rethink plans to scrap virtual Parliament proceedings at the end of this month.
April 10, 2020

Commons authorities agree plans for 'virtual Parliament’

The House of Commons authorities have agreed plans to move to a ‘virtual Parliament’ if necessary after the recess.
April 6, 2020

Campaigners urge authorities to move swiftly on ‘virtual Parliament’

Campaigners are calling for a cross-party committee to meet online several times weekly, to question ministers and officials during the four-week adjournment.
March 26, 2020

Plan to cut the number of MPs abandoned

Campaigners had warned that a cut in MPs without a cap on the number of ministers would amount to an ‘executive power grab’, disproportionately reducing the number of backbenchers.
February 2, 2020

Voter dissatisfaction 'at an all-time high'

A new report suggests that Britain’s system of democracy is responsible for increasing polarisation, forcing citizens into opposing tribes and making voters less likely to accept the mandate of rival political parties.