A truly independent elections watchdog is important for giving voters confidence that our elections are free and fair. Having opposed the last govt's policy of interference, it’s shameful that Labour is now committed to maintaining political control of the Electoral Commission.

The right decision. Angela Rayner has admitted her mistake and accepted the findings of the ethics adviser. If more politicians showed this kind of accountability, public trust in politics might be a whole lot stronger.

Trust in politicians is at record lows. @AngelaRayner was right to refer herself to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards. @Keir_Starmer will be right to act on the Adviser's recommendations, whatever they are.

So strange that the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill REQUIRES those currently operating the Council committee system to move to the leader and cabinet model. The exact opposite of Community Empowerment.

What are we waiting for?.At the @right_hereUK campaign launch, @roz_savage describes some of the inspiring community projects local groups have managed to deliver, and others they hope will become deliverable through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

Speculative cost savings should never have been the basis for redrawing the map of local government. Especially without independent evidence for that claim. The government can still rethink its approach.

Could employers giving staff a couple of hours off work on election day boost turnout? 👇.

We always said, to make votes at 16 a success, it must be accompanied by automatic voter registration and citizenship education. Good to see this future taking shape.

3.5 million UK citizens overseas deserve proper representation in Parliament. Right now they’re an electoral afterthought, their distinctive concerns unheard and unanswered. Dedicated MPs for Brits abroad would plug this gap in our democracy.

Suggesting companies might want to pay up to £300,000 for a 'safe space' to meet MPs and that organising a paid trip for MPs overseas would not have to be declared doesn't really pass the smell test.

Yet another major party donor, Graham Edwards, has been fast-tracked into the House of Lords and will be a legislator for life. This is now standard practice here in the UK.

Peers in the House of Lords will no longer have to declare their non-financial interests. This is a major step backwards and a significant loss of transparency.

RT @amandaakass: “Shocking” change to House of Lords transparency rules criticised by campaigners as a “retrograde step”. The SNP say they’….

4 Labour MPs were suspended from the party last month. What do the Labour suspensions say about democracy? . Have a read 👇.

Sir Keir Starmer promised to put politics back in the service of the people, but this is business as usual. We want the new Ethics & Integrity Commission to investigate the widespread problem of ‘cash for access’ in politics. Sign our letter 👇.

You can buy a meeting with a Labour figure for £9,500. And you can buy breakfast with Nigel Farage for £25,000. This is cash for access and it poisons our politics. Businesses pay lots of money to influence the government, which drowns out the voices of ordinary people.

Why history tells us to be optimistic about lowering the voting age to 16 👇. Read our piece for @LeftFootFwd .

Businesses can pay £250k to secure a seat at the table with the Reform Leader. This further reinforces the view that big donors have much more sway over political parties than the average voter.

Loss of trust brought down the Tories. Will it condemn Labour in 2029?. The Liz Truss mini budget set the seal on Labour’s election victory, but the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal & Partygate laid its foundations. The warning signs are there for Labour.

For the first time ever, the British government was granted a super-injunction to conceal information from the public. Read the full story 👇.