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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ashley Cowburn

Rishi Sunak defends photo ID plan that will make it harder for people to vote

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.

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