Electoral reform could be a gamble too far for Burnham – but so far he’s on a winning streak| Zoe Williams
Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026. But then there were a few (not me) who welled up when he announced a commission on electoral reform.
- ▪Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026.
- ▪But then there were a few (not me) who welled up when he announced a commission on electoral reform.
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Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on 30 September 2026. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAOpinionElectoral reformElectoral reform could be a gamble too far for Burnham – but so far he’s on a winning streakZoe WilliamsThough proportional representation poses risks for Labour, it’s a change that feels necessary for today’s volatile politicsWed 30 Sep 2026 10.55 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 11.06 EDTShareA number of people have admitted to tears during Andy Burnham’s Labour party conference speech, and most of them mean when he talked about his father, who died very recently.
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