Ed Davey expected to urge Burnham to back proportional representation before next election
- Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is expected to urge Andy Burnham to introduce proportional representation before the next general election.
- Sir Ed will warn that Labour may be “powerless to do anything” to change the voting system once the election has concluded.
- He will appeal directly to Mr Burnham, stating his “door is open” for discussions if Mr Burnham is serious about political change.
- Mr Burnham has previously expressed strong support for replacing the first-past-the-post system with proportional representation.
- Despite a 2022 party conference vote supporting proportional representation, Labour’s 2024 manifesto focused on extending voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds and House of Lords reform.
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