David Lammy: Tories 'seeking to suppress the vote' with ID proposals
15 May 2021, 17:51
David Lammy's powerful condemnation of voter ID proposals
Government proposals to enforce voter ID at polling stations is 'straight out of the Donald Trump playbook' according to David Lammy.
"In 2018 there was no evidence of large scale electoral fraud" David Lammy argued, insisting that claims of endemic voter fraud are false.
The suggestion of implementing voter ID for future elections came in this week's Queen's Speech, where a number of new proposals were made.
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"Right across the country we have no problem of electoral fraud" David insisted, wondering why the Government is trying to "implement a system that would [impose on] people a barrier to exercise their democratic right to vote."
He claimed that the proposal would impact well over "11 million people."
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Voter turnout will be seriously impacted by voter ID regulations
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"Why would you deny low income people, marginalised people, ethnic minorities the vote if you weren't stealing from the Donald Trump playbook and seeking to suppress the vote."
David insisted that the Conservatives are bringing voter suppression to the UK and have been inspired by the suppression seen in the USA.
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