Government moves on after AV vote and results
The opposing sides of the alternative vote debate in the government have declared their intention to put the matter behind it and get back to the pressing issues still facing the country today. LibDem leader Nick Clegg says his party will now continue to work for the pressing matters at hand – mending the UK economy, addressing unemployment and restoring a sense of optimism to its people. His was the strongest voice in the request for a change in the voting system as the LibDems and part of the Labour Party actively pursued a “Yes 2 AV” campaign.
In what was an unexpectedly strong polling turn out, supporters of the alternative supporters only counted up to 32.1% of the votes, while the “No 2 AV” side registered 67.9%. 19.1 million people voted in what was the country’s only second UK-wide referendum in history.
Prime Minister David Cameron, whose Tory Party was a fervent opposant of the alternative vote, described the outcome as a “clear and resounding answer” to a “straightforward question”. The PM equally underlined the importance of switching focus back to the daily matters facing his government, by continuing to work together with the Liberal Democrat partners at Westminster.
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