Even the weather was on our side on Wednesday as hundreds of supporters of electoral reform gathered in London to talk to their MPs for Sort the System. Find out more about this event in our article below.

All the best,
The Electoral Reform Society team

Coverage we've won

ERS Scotland's Willie Sullivan responded to Jack McConnell's intervention on local democracy in Scotland in the Herald.

ERS Cymru's Jess Blair appeared on the BBC's Politics Wales and Jason Mohammad's BBC Radio Wales show to discuss extending the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds.

Dr Jess Garland, our Director of Policy and Research spoke to the BBC about the 9,000 people they found had lost their vote due to voter ID so far.

Our issues in the news

• More in Common - Voters see coalition of calm, not chaos
• Politico - MPs accused of violent and sexual offenses face UK parliament ban
• The Guardian - Postal ballot ID may lead some voters to ‘give up’, says Age UK
• The Telegraph - Boris Johnson's allies threaten to trigger by-elections over new Covid rule-breaking row
• The Guardian - MP Margaret Ferrier loses appeal over Commons ban for Covid rule breaches
• The Guardian - Dominic Raab to stand down as MP at next election
• BBC News - Parliament may be destroyed by 'catastrophic' event, MPs warn
• Politico - No skeletons, please: The UK Conservative Party cleans house

Safe Seat of the Week

Suella Braverman has had a rough week following news of her speeding offences and undisclosed links to Rwanda. Here is how her seat of Fareham voted in 2019

Fareham

73.1% Turnout
603rd Smallest Margin of Victory
560th Smallest Share of the Vote Needed to Win

Explore the 2019 General Election in Fareham →