Yes. A section of David Laws’s book is relevant to what my noble friend has just said. In the negotiations that he attended, he reports,
“‘So what I am suggesting is this,’ said Danny”—
that is, Danny Alexander, who is now a Minister.
“‘We will support your proposals on redrawing the constituency boundaries to make voting fairer. But in return, we want your support for a referendum on a reformed first-past-the-post system’”.
It is very clear what the deal was.
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