Mandatory voter ID could cost £180m, government impact assessment shows
Campaigners have criticised the “staggering” cost of government plans to require photo identification for voting after an official…
Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission must investigate Tory by-election spending, Labour says
Labour has called for the Electoral Commission to launch an investigation into Conservative Party spending in the Hartlepool…
Electoral Commission flat probe remit should cover PM himself, says Labour
A red-faced Boris Johnson angrily ranted his way through PMQs yesterday. Keir Starmer went into the session well-armed; just one…
Labour urges Electoral Commission to probe Towns Fund ads in 2019 election
Labour has called for an investigation into an “alleged misuse of public funds” over the targeting of Facebook…
The government must stop misleading us. Voter ID could disenfranchise millions
The introduction of mandatory voter ID is set to be a flagship government policy during this parliament. Huge…
Labour cancels local meetings as government agrees to postpone May elections
Labour has advised all local parties to cancel their meetings and campaigning activities, as the government decides to…
“The real hero of Jaws is the mayor” – a Johnsonian approach to coronavirus?
“The real hero of Jaws is the mayor, a wonderful politician. A gigantic fish is eating all your constituents and…
“Never again can we take our democracy for granted” – Stephen Kinnock’s speech
Below is the full text of Stephen Kinnock MP’s speech at The Convention: Never Again. Thank you for…
Stephen Kinnock: How the murky world of campaign finance must change
Our democracy is crumbling. The EU referendum exposed many of Britain’s flaws, but perhaps none more so than…
Electoral Commission to investigate Momentum over campaign spending
The elections watchdog today opened an inquiry into whether Momentum broke campaign finance rules in the run-up to…
