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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Don't deprive voters in London commuter belt from taking part in local elections, Starmer warned by watchdog

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned by the electoral watchdog not to deprive voters in London’s commuter belt and other parts of England from being able to take part in local elections as a row grows over delaying them.

John Pullinger, chairman of the Electoral Commission, criticised the Government for the “late” announcement over possible new delays to local polls.

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