Rishi Sunak has attempted to defend controversial new rules forcing voters to show ID - ignoring warnings people risk being excluded at the ballot box.
The Prime Minister claimed the under-fire policy would help ensure elections are "high-integrity processes'' despite any evidence of large-scale voter impersonation.
It comes as voters in England will be forced to show ID - for the first time - at polling stations across the country at next month's local elections.
Asked whether it would cause issues, including "angry complaints", the Tory leader said: "No, this is something that has been in the tray for a while now so it's been well-looked at".
"I think, [we don’t need to] rehash all the arguments why this is a sensible thing to do."
He told Conservative Home: "I think most people agree our elections should have some form of identification so that we can make sure they are high-integrity processes."
But last week The Mirror revealed that police issued just one caution for electoral fraud in the whole of 2022 - raising questions over the multi-million pound policy.
In response to warnings that many voters without a form of acceptable ID could be rejected from casting a ballot, the Government has launched a free Voter Authority Certificate.
Recent data shows just 55,000 people have applied and according to the Electoral Commission 24% of people are still unaware they need ID.
To help ensure everyone’s voice is heard, the Daily Mirror last week launched our Get ID, Get a Vote campaign to raise awareness and encourage more people to register to vote.
Earlier this week the ex-Tory Cabinet Minister David Davis told Daily Mirror the policy risks reducing turnout on election day.
Mr Davis said voter ID risks having a "more deleterious effect" on voting than the issue the new law is attempting to solve, and urged ministers to re-think.
Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has previously described the policy as "expensive and unnecessary" and warned voters risks being caught out while renewing documents such as driving licences and passports.
She added: "No one should be missing out on democracy because this Government can't keep our public services running effectively.
"If voters don’t have the Government’s required photo ID, the easiest way to vote is by signing up for a postal vote.”
