Burnham to fight next election on pledge to change voting system

Andy Burnham has promised that Labour will fight the next general election on a pledge to change the UK's voting system. In his first party conference speech as prime minister, he announced plans for a national commission to explore options for electoral reform. He invited other parties to work with the commission to ensure "everyone's vote counts, and everyone's voice is heard". He has previously supported moves towards a proportional representation (PR) model, telling last year's conference that "PR's time has come". Westminster's first-past-the-post system, under which candidates with the most votes in each seat are elected, has been called...