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It shouldnt be at the prime ministers whim to decide who scrutinises our laws

A majority of people oppose Boris Johnson’s plans to pack the Lords with new peers

Our new polling has found that the majority of people (54%) oppose Boris Johnson’s plans to pack the Lords with new peers just weeks before he leaves office.

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There are three main areas where we think the Commission should make recommendations

Constitutional questions need answering to strengthen Welsh democracy

Given all the upheaval at both a Welsh and UK level, the Welsh Government has established the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales.

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How did Ireland get proportional representation?

The Republic of Ireland has successfully used STV for over 100 years. But how did Ireland leave behind First Past the Post?

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Coverage we've won

ERS Chief Executive Darren Hughes has written on local PR for BrightBlue, the Conservative think tank – Levelling up by devolving down.

Our issues in the news

The Guardian - Ministers reject attempt to curb political influence over the allocation of levelling-up funds
The Independent - Starmer needs to make strengthening our democracy his priority

Constituency focus

With rumours that she might be heading to the Lords as part of Johnson's resignation honours, necessitating a by-election, here is Nadine Dorries' seat of Bedfordshire Mid.

Bedfordshire Mid

73.7% Turnout
588th Smallest Margin of Victory
472nd Smallest Share of the Vote Needed to Win

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