We’ve made it to Parliament!

Another big day for the campaign. Today, from the comfort of the Royal Society of Arts, the PM made clear his intention to start legislating for a referendum on electoral reform. The Constitutional Renewal Bill – with our amendment – is winging its way to Parliament.

We’ve won the argument with government. Legislation in this parliament is the only way we can begin the process of rebuilding trust in politics. We have a system that has left the majority of our MPs aloof and unaccountable, and this referendum is a chance to bring them down to earth.

But how we got here is thanks to all you guys. Last week we experienced the closest thing that Yorkshire’s had to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Late on Thursday we held back our fleet of billboard trucks from outside key cabinet blocker Ed Balls seat, as the government pledged a “united front” on reform proposals. You gave us the weapons - your words and your actions got them rattled, and today we see the results.

It’s now with the Conservatives to decide whether this year really is to be a Year for Change. After the expenses crisis David Cameron would be wise to remember that voters will not tolerate a return to business as usual in Westminster.

If any defenders of First-Past-the-Post want to make their case they will make it public and leave the verdict to the voters. It's one thing to talk change, it's quite another to deliver. Our supporters have helped silence a fifth column in government ready to derail our best chance for fair votes. Now the same treatment awaits any other politicians who feel voters don’t have the final say on how their MPs get their jobs.

Politicians of all parties need to know they face real consequences for failing to deliver on the change our politics so desperately requires. We intend to keep politicians to their word, with a little help from 40,000 supporters.

Now it's time for the final push.

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