UK: Labour peers believe that they can block electoral reform, Wales Online (2010)
This article reports on the latest updates on the referendum to change the electoral system in the UK. The referendum is scheduled to be held on the same day as the National Assembly and Scottish Parliament elections, May 5, as stated in the coalition deal between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The Labor Party actually opposes the electoral reform and some Tory MPs could join them to block the referendum. The referendum would introduce the Alternative Vote system.
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