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The proposals would require voters to show ID (Andrew Matthews/PA) Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Boris Johnson has been warned his plans to require voters to show ID in order to cast their ballot risk taking a “sledgehammer to political engagement” in the country. A group of 17 civil society groups called for the Prime Minister to drop the plans, arguing they would pull up the drawbridge for millions of voters who lack...

Political figures have warned people will be disenfranchised if ID is required for votes.

Political figures have warned people will be disenfranchised if ID is required for votes. Labour leaders in Wandsworth have condemned Government plans to introduce a requirement for voters to prove their identity before casting their ballot. Downing Street said it was a “reasonable approach” and 99.6% of people in pilots requiring people to show photographic ID had managed to vote without difficulty. The Government has defended the move as an attempt to combat electoral fraud, but local MPs have argued it could harm democracy. Legislation on the issue was included in the Queen�...

Updated 11/05/2021 12:21 BST The Key Points From The Queen’s Speech 2021 The most eye-catching parts of Boris Johnson's legislative agenda. DAN KITWOOD via Getty Images Boris Johnson has unveiled his legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session, as the country emerges from a year of coronavirus lockdowns. Here are some of the more eye-catching parts of Tuesday’s Queen’s Speech, which includes around 30 new bits of legislation. Education and skills The clear focus is what the government likes to call “levelling up” — boosting skills and jobs, especially...

Queen's Speech: Controversial voter ID plans roll forward Voter ID is expected to be introduced by May 2023 after the Government pledged to introduce legislation to ‘ensure the integrity of elections’. Today’s Queen’s Speech said the Government would ‘strengthen and renew democracy and the constitution,’ which is expected through an Electoral Integrity Bill. The Government made a manifesto commitment to introduce voter ID, arguing it would protect voters from having their vote stolen, and insisting it would not have a negative effect on turnout nor participation. A previous Queen�...