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Politics
Paul Hutcheon

Scottish Parliament rejects Tory Government voter ID bill for general elections

Holyrood has refused to back plans to require voter ID at general elections, with MSPs calling the measure “Trumpian”.

The Scottish Parliament refused to give its consent to the UK Elections Bill at Westminster, with only the Scottish Tories backing the plans.

The Bill will make it a requirement for voters to show an approved form of photographic identification before collecting their ballot paper to vote in a polling station in a general election.

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