In the Commons on 23 May the Government slipped out that it wanted to boost its slim chances of holding on to power by suppressing the vote.
The local elections earlier this month were the first in English history where the voters had to produce photographic ID. Every authority on elections could see that this was a ruse to stop poorer voters turning ou…
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