LONDON: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to deliver ID to vote within the UK’s native elections.
British media reported Friday that Johnson – who launched the requirement for voters to supply ID with a photograph when he was in workplace – was informed by polling station employees in South Oxfordshire Thursday that he wouldn’t be capable to vote with out proving his identification.
Sky Information reported that Johnson, who served as Conservative prime minister from 2019 to 2022, was later capable of forged his poll and that he voted Conservative.
Johnson launched the Elections Act requiring photograph ID in 2022, and the brand new regulation was first applied final 12 months in native elections. However Thursday was the primary time massive numbers of voters throughout England and Wales have needed to current ID, reminiscent of a passport or driving license, to vote.
The Electoral Fee stated the overwhelming majority of individuals have been capable of meet the brand new necessities, though it famous that some individuals who would have wished to vote could have determined to not strive as a result of they didn’t have acceptable ID.
It additionally stated there was proof that some individuals, reminiscent of disabled individuals and the unemployed, discovered it more durable to point out voter ID.
British media reported Friday that Johnson – who launched the requirement for voters to supply ID with a photograph when he was in workplace – was informed by polling station employees in South Oxfordshire Thursday that he wouldn’t be capable to vote with out proving his identification.
Sky Information reported that Johnson, who served as Conservative prime minister from 2019 to 2022, was later capable of forged his poll and that he voted Conservative.
Johnson launched the Elections Act requiring photograph ID in 2022, and the brand new regulation was first applied final 12 months in native elections. However Thursday was the primary time massive numbers of voters throughout England and Wales have needed to current ID, reminiscent of a passport or driving license, to vote.
The Electoral Fee stated the overwhelming majority of individuals have been capable of meet the brand new necessities, though it famous that some individuals who would have wished to vote could have determined to not strive as a result of they didn’t have acceptable ID.
It additionally stated there was proof that some individuals, reminiscent of disabled individuals and the unemployed, discovered it more durable to point out voter ID.
