A petition calling for a national commission to review the UK's electoral system has garnered more than 25,000 signatures. This figure is twice the number needed to prompt a government response.
The petition proposes an independent, time-limited, and expert-led review. Its stated aim is to build consensus for changing the electoral system for parliament.
Sandy Martin, Chair of the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform, and former Labour MP and minister Joan Ruddock, have both supported the idea of a national commission. They suggest it would offer a more reliable representation of public views than a referendum.