Keir Starmer defies call for changes to first past the post voting system

The Labour leader said electoral reform was not a priority and refused to make it one of the party's election manifesto pledges

Keir Starmer has ruled out including any support for a change in the voting system in Labour's election manifesto, as senior figures from across the party joined calls to back proportional representation (PR).

Labour's annual conference, under way in Liverpool, is expected to back a motion calling for the party to drop its historical support for the first past the post system amid concerns that it has locked Labour out of power.