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Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: 'This hurts our democracy'
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Democracy

Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: 'This hurts our democracy'

Activists and campaigners have warned that the new rules are not only unwarranted, they're actually 'damaging our democracy'
Here’s what the UK can learn from Australia, Sweden, and the US about getting voters to the polls
Politics

Here’s what the UK can learn from Australia, Sweden, and the US about getting voters to the polls

Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
voter ID
Elections

Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID

Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline
Politics

Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline

Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
Politics

Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies

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Trans, elderly, disabled and Muslim people could be worst affected by new voter ID law, with less than a month until polling day
A caricature of Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, calls for the bill to 'Disenfranchise the disadvantaged' - Make votes matter - A Stop the Elections Bill Protest in Parliament Square.
Local elections

Trans, elderly, disabled and Muslim people could be worst affected by new voter ID law, with less than a month until polling day

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes
Activism

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
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Politics

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force

'A full-fronted attack on our democracy': New voter ID laws make it harder for young people to vote
Elections

'A full-fronted attack on our democracy': New voter ID laws make it harder for young people to vote

5 new laws for 2022 - and what they mean for your rights
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New laws

5 new laws for 2022 - and what they mean for your rights