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First past the post will never deliver the change we need
Campaigner ALAN STORY explains why proportional representation is needed to make sure the left has a voice
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AN entire edition of the Morning Star could be filled exclusively with articles as to why we urgently need a new mass, left-of-Labour political party.  

A recent article in the Independent was the latest convincer for me. In the article, Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a sharp broadside against Suella Braverman, who has just been reappointed as home secretary. 

Was Reeves’ broadside over Braverman’s infamous dream about the fate of asylum-seekers: “I would love to have a front page of the Telegraph with a plane taking off to Rwanda, that’s my dream, it’s my obsession.”?

What conditions are needed for a new party to flourish?

Under PR, left parties at least have a chance 

Our political system is stagnant 

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