Huhne compares Warsi to Goebbels
Chris Huhne has compared fellow Cabinet member Baroness Warsi to Josef Goebbels, as the debate over AV threatens to create a permanent rift in Cabinet.
Backlash against Warsi as she argues AV ‘is a vote for the BNP’
Claims from Baroness Warsi that AV helps the BNP prompted a harsh backlash today.
Miliband: AV can kick the Tories out forever
An AV electoral system would prevent the left splitting in election and keep the Tories out of power, Mr Miliband has said.
Labour confronts AV divisions
Ed Miliband will campaign against members of his shadow Cabinet team today as the opposition embraces its divisions on electoral reform.
Referendum campaigners fear royal wedding distraction
The alternative vote referendum campaign will be ‘swamped’ by the royal wedding, the head of the ‘no’ campaign has admitted.
‘Yes’ campaign still winning AV debate
The ‘yes’ campaign still has a clear lead in the AV debate, according to a new poll.
AV referendum secured as Lords resistance collapses
The referendum on AV is set to go ahead after MPs won an epic battle with the House of Lords.
Parliament gears up for final AV tussle
MPs will reassess the legislation implementing the electoral reform referendum after its return from the Lords later.
Parliament braced for AV referendum struggle
The final deadline for legislation which would bring about May’s planned referendum on electoral reform is approaching.
Labour bid to derail AV vote fails
By Alex Stevenson Labour’s bid to prevent the coalition government from holding a referendum on the alternative vote system next May has been defeated in the Lords. Peers voted by 224 votes to 210 to reject Charles Falconer’s motion, meaning ministers will be able to hold the electoral reform vote on the same day as […]
