Tory MP apologises to veteran denied vote at polls over valid photo ID
‘Tories disenfranchising armed forces veterans is peak Tory’
‘Tories disenfranchising armed forces veterans is peak Tory’
After the government introduced voter ID rules, one Tory MP yesterday found himself without an acceptable form of ID
Over 10% of potential voters lack photo ID in some areas of London
Tory MP Tom Hunt has been left begging local members in his constituency for help and to act as his ‘emergency proxy’.
‘The introduction of unnecessary photo ID could be the difference between victory and defeat’
The LGIU said electoral staff are “unconvinced they can deliver a successful general election with voter ID” if Parliament calls one ahead of the deadline, as is widely expected.
“Polling clerks are more likely to fail to compare a photo ID to the person presenting that document if the person is of a different ethnicity”.
‘So public money can be spent suppressing the vote, but public money cannot be saved on the process for registering voters by doing it automatically’
‘It is an outrage that thousands of people were denied a voice at the local elections because of the Conservative Party’s Voter ID rules.’
‘The Tories have no shame’