Labour plans to guarantee referendum on electoral system reform | Politics | guardian.co.uk:
Gordon Brown is to introduce a law to guarantee that a re-elected Labour government would hold a referendum within two years on abolishing Britain's first-past-the-post system for elections to the Westminster parliament. ...
See also: Ministers force debate on voting reform - UK Independent
A cabinet committee agreed to press ahead with plans to offer a referendum on electoral reform in Labour's election manifesto, Whitehall sources confirmed. Ministers have accepted that time has run out to stage the ballot alongside the election, expected in May, but they are ready to try to push the issue on to the Commons agenda early next year.
See also: Gordon Brown to force plan for voting reform referendum before election - Times Online
Gordon Brown will attempt to force plans for a referendum on changing Britain’s voting system through Parliament before the next election, The Times has learnt.
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