Why many people will have their votes blocked at the next elections
The suspicion is that the Tories – like the Republicans – are indulging in some helpful voter suppression, writes Rob Merrick
It is widely viewed as a solution to a problem that simply doesn’t exist – and it will leave large numbers of people unable to vote when the country next goes to the polls.
In a little-noticed move, and to the despair of the people who run elections, the starting gun has been fired on a requirement for voters to show photo ID before they cast their ballots.
Ministers have quietly decided the new rules will come into force next May, both for local elections and – potentially more explosively – for any Westminster by-elections that follow.
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