British Prime Minister announced plans to reform the electoral system

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will undertake electoral reform to change the current system of relative majority to proportional. It's from sb.by.

According to TASS, during a speech at the convention of the ruling Labour Party in Liverpool, he said:

- I will make every effort to secure the broadest possible support for our plan from all parties. Today I am announcing the creation of a new national commission on electoral reform. We will go to the next election with a commitment, enshrined in our election program, to change the electoral system so that everyone’s voice matters and everyone’s voice is heard.

The next elections should be held no later than 2029.

Under the current majority system, the candidate with the largest number of votes in each of the 650 single-member constituencies receives a mandate to the House of Commons (lower house of parliament). All votes cast for other candidates are not counted.

The Guardian described the proposed change as the most significant electoral reform since 1918. According to a YouGov poll, 53% of British MPs support a review of the current system, which favours large traditional parties.

Critics of the changes predict that they could lead to more chaotic governments, less stable coalitions, and the impossibility of new laws. In the UK urged to accelerate the construction of data centers