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Plan your voting photo ID now, urges Post Office

The Post Office is urging people to plan now for the new photo ID requirement at next month’s local elections. Voters are advised to consider whether there is enough time for a new passport or driver’s licence to be returned to them if they are ...

13 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Rishi Sunak defiant despite Tories suffering major losses in local elections

Rishi Sunak has insisted he will push on with his agenda despite the Tories suffering major losses in his first electoral test as Prime Minister. With the reporting of local election results under way on Friday, Labour claimed its victories so ...

05 May 2023 at 09:58

Voters turned away due to new photo ID requirement, Electoral Commission says

New photographic ID requirements have “regrettably” left some voters unable to cast their ballots in a set of elections which are expected to be bruising for Rishi Sunak’s Tories. The Electoral Commission said that overall the elections were ...

04 May 2023 at 22:44

Tories suffer council losses as Labour and Lib Dems make gains in elections

The Tories suffered major losses in Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test as Prime Minister, with Labour claiming the results suggest Sir Keir Starmer will be able to replace him in No 10. The Liberal Democrats also made gains as the Tories ...

05 May 2023 at 08:50

Campaigners claim ‘countless examples’ of would-be voters turned away over ID

Campaigners have reported “countless examples” of would-be voters being turned away from polling stations on the first elections where photo identification is mandatory. The Electoral Reform Society, which has strongly opposed the ...

04 May 2023 at 16:33

Tories suffer losses as local election counts continue

Rishi Sunak’s Tories are braced for heavy losses, with Labour and the Liberal Democrats both making gains in elections across England. The contests were the first to be fought under new rules requiring voters to carry ...

05 May 2023 at 03:27

Around 14,000 did not vote due to photo ID requirement, says elections watchdog

Around 14,000 people did not vote after being unable to show an accepted form of photo ID during England’s local elections, according to the Electoral Commission. The elections watchdog said “significantly more” ...

23 Jun 2023 at 09:56

Photo ID becomes compulsory for all voters in England’s local elections

The local elections will mark the first time it has been compulsory for all voters in England to have to show photo identification when arriving at polling stations. The much-criticised change was piloted ...

04 May 2023 at 15:43

Conservative MP misplaces photo ID needed to vote in local elections

Conservative MP forgets photo ID needed to vote in local elections

A Conservative MP has said his dyspraxia caused him to misplace his photo ID, forcing him to arrange an emergency proxy vote for Thursday’s local elections. Tom Hunt, who represents Ipswich, warned ...

02 May 2024 at 14:44

Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID

Former prime minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring a photo ID. The PA news agency understands Mr Johnson was told by polling station staff he ...

02 May 2024 at 23:10

Voters have just hours left to apply for ID certificate for General Election

Anyone who does not have the correct photo identification to vote in the General Election on July 4 has only a few hours left to apply for a special ID certificate. This year is the first ...

26 Jun 2024 at 12:14

Photo ID rules ‘discouraged some people from voting’ – Electoral Commission

Around 16,000 people could not vote in the general election because of the photo ID requirements, while others were put off from going to the ballot box entirely, a watchdog has found. ...

10 Sept 2024 at 14:27

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