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If UK politicians had any sense they'd fix the voting system that let that happen.
Obviously they won't because that same system put them in power and is currently holding far-right at bay, but it would be nice.
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No, they're acting as an establishment backed placeholder while the right regroups in preparation for a surge even further right next elections (when they get to blame all of the countries problems on "lefties"). Also the far right has made pretty significant gains this election.
Either way though you're right - he has no reason to fix the voting system. People really need to let this sink in - Starmer isn't there for the good of the country or the people, but his own and that of the establishment.
People think that the Brexit Referendum was when the UK timeline split, but imo it split when the Alternative Vote referendum failed back in 2011.
Keep in mind that for the way UK elects MPs something like Alternative Vote (or even approval voting, which I prefer) would only help with the problem that only 2 parties have any chance of winning in each particular constituency.
It doesn't get around the issue that '% of constituencies where party X wins the election' and '% of votes cast for party X' are in no way the same thing.