Burnham faces Labour revolt over voting system as 98 MPs back electoral reform push
Andy Burnham is facing pressure over electoral reform as 98 Labour MPs join a cross-party push for a National Commission to examine the Westminster voting system.
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Andy Burnham is facing pressure over electoral reform as 98 Labour MPs join a cross-party push for a National Commission to examine the Westminster voting system.
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DUP MP Gregory Campbell is under investigation by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority over whether office-cost spending complied with MPs' funding rules.