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If the government really wants to improve the integrity of our elections, they should consider the findings of the CSPL

How can we better regulate our elections?

Earlier this month, buried amidst the many reactions to the...

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Voter ID Required

Exclusive: Ministers just made an astonishing admission about...

By the government’s own admission – and research – mandatory...

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The Levelling Up fund will look more like a Slush Fund if safe seats and non-Conservative areas are ignored

The PM’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda is another victim...

The Prime Minister’s Levelling Up agenda – announced with great...

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Stephen Kinnock MP: Democracy is in retreat –...

The Elections Bill – introduced to the Commons on Monday...

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This petition is a snapshot of the increasing anger from all corners at this undemocratic and unnecessary plan

Breaking: Petition to scrap undemocratic voter ID plans...

Over 100,000 people have demanded ministers scrap plans to impose...

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Far from improving access to elections, the government’s own elections bill could leave millions shut out

Elections Bill: Has the government jumped the gun?

Proposals to reform our election laws are like buses. You...

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PM and ministers challenged over plans to disenfranchise...

The Elections Bill ‘is a solution in desperate search of...

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Government research half of those without photo ID would not apply for free photo ID

On the anniversary of the equal franchise, new...

The 2nd July is the anniversary of the 1928 Equal...

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Preferential voting has become the US' most popular and most bipartisan reform idea

As New Yorkers vote in their first preferential...

Voters in New York City were able to participate in...

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Could the courts shine a light on the...

We’ve long called for an end to the political nepotism...

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In a General Election, that means tens of thousands of voters being denied a say

Government confirms plans for ‘Elections Bill’ – including...

Among an eclectic mix of changes, the bill will contain...

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The government is extending political influence over what should be a neutral body

These government plans represent a takeover of our...

Ministers have announced plans that gut the UK’s independent Electoral...

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