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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 were able to cast their votes without a problem.” The Tory 2019 manifesto committed to introducing...

Backlash over Government’s voter ID plans (PA) Civil liberties groups, electoral reformers and senior MPs on both sides of the Commons 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 Tory former Cabinet minister David Davis said it was an “illiberal solution for a non-exi...

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 were able to cast their votes without a problem.” The Tory 2019 manifesto committed to introducing...

PLANS that would require voters to prove their identity with photo identification before casting ballots have been met with condemnation. The move, which is to be included in the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday, is necessary to “protect democracy”, Boris Johnson said. However, Tory former Cabinet minister David Davis said it was an “illiberal solution for a non-existent problem”, and campaigners warned that people without ID would be disenfranchised as a result of the move, especially those in marginalised groups. Downing Street insisted it was a “reasonable approach” and that...

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 were able to cast their votes without a problem.” The Tory 2019 manifesto committed to introducing...