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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...

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...

Whitehall's 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 Cambridge, is leading an investigation into second jobs held by senior mandarins. He has warned hig...

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.  Boris Jonson, pictured, is facing questions on how he financed a six-figure refurbishment of his fl...

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 struggling to stay connected to their families, access language courses, or help their children with their s...