Dear John

Labour Conference passes motion supporting PR

Labour conference just voted to back proportional representation, committing the Party to changing the voting system in their next manifesto

Best for Britain attending Labour Conference

Best for Britain supporters, just like you John, joined with other campaigners and activists to call for Labour to adopt a fairer voting system for UK elections. Thousands of Best for Britain supporters contacted Labour party activists and politicians, wrote to trade union delegates, signed petitions and got letters published in local papers.

The Best for Britain team went first to Unison's conference earlier this year and successfully campaigned for their memebrs to adopt PR as official policy. Unison is one of the biggest trade unions that is affiliated to the Labour Party, so it had a significant voice in today's vote.

The motion passed a short time ago with the support of the party membership and with major Labour affiliated unions, including Unison, also backing the move.

I just want to say THANK YOU. Your support made this possible.

This is the beginning of a seismic shift in UK politics and the result of years of tireless work from many within the Labour movement and outside it who want to fix Britain’s crooked electoral system which structurally favours the right.

Britain can’t wait any longer for the Labour leadership to recognise that the current broken system has delivered more than a decade of Conservative minority rule that has ruined our economy, gutted our public services and trashed our global reputation. They must commit to proportional representation for House of Commons elections in their next manifesto.

I will continue bringing the case for better, fairer elections to the attention of Labour's leaders. And I will be back in touch soom to let you know how you can get involved.

Britain can't wait another 5 years for the election after next

I shared our new campaign with you this weekend, featuring stories of ordinary people around the country who are being failed under the current system. It was this new campaign which we took to Labour Conference, to persuade members and delegates to vote for PR. And it is this campaign we hope will continue to grow now this first step has been made.

This is a success that you can feel rightly proud to have been part of. But don't stop now. Ceri, Frank, Carole, Sandra, Hassan and all those facing the effects of our broken system need us to keep going.

Thank you for being part of this. 

Best wishes,

Naomi Smith
CEO, Best for Britain

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