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Legislation on the issue will be included in the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Showing ID to vote is a reasonable approach to combat the inexcusable potential for voter fraud in our current system and to strengthen the integrity of our elections. “Showing ID is something people do when they pick up a parcel at the post office or a library book. “The 2019 voter ID pilots showed that in elections where photo ID was required, 99.6% of electors ...

Legislation on the issue will be included in the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Showing ID to vote is a reasonable approach to combat the inexcusable potential for voter fraud in our current system and to strengthen the integrity of our elections. “Showing ID is something people do when they pick up a parcel at the post office or a library book. “The 2019 voter ID pilots showed that in elections where photo ID was required, 99.6% of electors ...

Whitehalls top mandarin is to face a grilling from MPs about the lobbying row that has engulfed the Government, it was revealed today as it emerged he is also investigating a pricey makeover of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will face the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday to face questions over the access given to Greensill Capital and ex-prime minister David Cameron.  Mr Case, a former private secretary to the Duke of C...

The row over the makeover of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat escalated last night after it emerged Whitehall’s most senior mandarin is now investigating the matter. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case has reportedly intervened in the claims that the Tory Party secretly paid £58,000 towards the bill – and then tried to cover it up. The dramatic development comes two days after the Daily Mail published leaked emails from Conservative donor Lord Brownlow to Tory Party co-chairman Ben Elliot. �...

Asylum seekers risk COVID accessing vital online services but Home Office claims there is no ‘digital divide’ Adam Smith © Provided by The Independent Asylum seekers in the United Kingdom are struggling to access necessary resources as the coronavirus pandemic sees services increasingly switched online, charities say. Availability of laptops, tablets, and smartphones is limited for these most vulnerable people. And a lack of broadband or mobile data means many are struggli...

The new plans will be set out in a new Electoral Integrity Bill which will be announced in the Queen's speech in spring in a bid to get rid of electoral fraud.

Results of May election will be delayed because of Covid The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster told MPs the polls will go ahead, but the results “will be a little bit later than we might normally have expected” The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you th...

11:00 AM MYT A boy receives online learning from his school amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak at his home in Keele, Staffordshire, Britain. — Reuters LONDON: When British single mother Martha sensed another Covid-19 lockdown was looming, one of her biggest worries was how her three young sons would cope with online schooling again when the family still didn’t have a computer. Martha’s children, who are all at primary school in London, struggled during the first round of sch...

London, January 18 When British single mother Martha sensed another COVID-19 lockdown was looming, one of her biggest worries was how her three young sons would cope with online schooling again when

Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith has insisted local elections should go ahead in May although the situation is being kept "under review" due to the...