MPs back proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic vote

Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to 135 with some Labour backbench support but is unlikely to become law

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Keep the pressure on and maybe we can get this to a second vote before it;s quietly shelved this time!
"symbolic" being the key word.

This won't lead to anything.
- I wish Brexit was a symbolic vote.
  
  It was...
  
  Then it wasn't.
All of the Conservatives who voted, 78 of them, opposed the idea

I'm mildly surprised by that, since FPTP actively hurt them at the last election.
- It might have lost the party the election
  
  But the rich party donors don't actually mind their party losing as long as they also control the second party well enough to avoid regulations, taxes, or any modicum of responsibility towards society.
  
  FPTP isn't about which party wins, it's about reducing the power of the electorate far enough that change only happens with the content of the rich.
- It's only temporary. Once they've bribed farage sufficiently he'll disband the reform party and the tories will return to dominating elections through the corruption of FPTP. The absurd thing is Labour refuse to accept this and will blunder on refusing to accept we need a proportional electoral system
  
  Labour have just won a 174 seat majority on 34% of the vote with FPTP.
  
  There would be no benefit to them in changing the system.
- Yeah but they'd get fucked with PR.
  
  Labour less so but they would still prefer FPTP over PR for party reasons. And without one or both of these large groups nothing will change. 😞
Yes. And a constitution, with proper separation of powers.

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