Voting reform and MPs and Peers must pay tax

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Gordon Brown to pledge pre-election legislation on voting reform | Politics | The Guardian .

Gordon Brown will today announce to ensure those elected to parliament in future will arrive with the support of over 50% of voters.

News of a referendum on electoral reform emerged along with action to clamp down on MPs and peers sitting in parliament who do not pay tax in the UK. The government is poised to pass legislation banning the practice and all MPs and Lords last night received a letter informing them that they will have three months to comply once the bill receives royal assent.

Brown's decision to push through legislation this side of an election will surprise electoral reform campaigners who had thought the measure had been pushed down the government's agenda. It will set up a radical dividing line between Labour and the Conservatives.

Two wins (OK, a part win on electoral reform) in a day.

What's the third going to be?


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