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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ashley Cowburn

Keir Starmer must repeal Tory voter ID crackdown if Labour elected, Sadiq Khan says

Labour should repeal the Tories' controversial voter ID policy if Keir Starmer wins power at the next general election, Sadiq Khan has said.

The Labour Mayor of London described the policy as a "deliberate Conservative tactic to suppress the vote" after hundreds were turned away from polling stations at the local elections in England.

He also said Rishi Sunak should suspend the system - due to be in play for the next general election - but admitted the Conservatives were unlikely to do so.

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