Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has pledged to back major electoral reform, including proportional representation, if he becomes prime minister. He aims to shift politics from 'point-scoring' to 'problem-solving' and prioritizes local needs over party interests. Burnham also clarified his stance on rejoining the EU, emphasizing domestic reform first.
Former White House adviser Fiona Hill has warned that Britain is becoming a 'soft target' for Russian and state propaganda due to a lack of education on information warfare. Speaking to parliament's joint committee on national security strategy, Hill said the UK was 'extraordinarily vulnerable' to online manipulation feeding into elections, contrasting the UK with Sweden which established a psychological defence agency in 2022 to help people recognise when they are being manipulated. Former Nato secretary general George Robertson said there was urgency to communicate threats to the public but the government had not started.
