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The Latest Breaking News from the Electoral Commission

Tories call for watchdog to probe Labour Together’s support for Starmer

A Labour minister accused the Conservatives of mudslinging.

Evening Standard

David Lammy dismisses calls for police probe into Morgan McSweeney donations row

DEPUTY Prime Minister David Lammy has dismissed calls for a police investigation into Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney ...

The National (Scotland)

Tories demand investigation into McSweeney over think tank donations

David Lammy accused the Opposition of ‘muckraking’ over its calls for an investigation into the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.

Evening Standard

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2027 Nigerian poll could trigger unrest unless electoral commission is fixed

Political activities heralding Nigeria’s 2027 general elections are beginning to pick up.

The Conversation

Call for children to have lessons in how to vote at 16 in UK election

Teachers will be asked to leave their politics at the classroom door in order to make sure pupils are not swayed on how to vote

The Independent UK

UK elections chief says children need lessons from 11 to be ready to vote at 16

Vijay Rangarajan says Electoral Commission’s material for schools will be impartial and calls on teachers to follow suit

The Guardian - UK

One in 10 Labour members left party last year despite election landslide

Figures published on Thursday showed the party’s membership was 333,235 at the end of last year – down from its 532,046 peak in 2019

The Independent UK

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Labour Party membership falls by almost 200,000 in five years

Figures published on Thursday showed the party’s membership was 333,235 at the end of last year – well down on its 532,046 members at the end of

Evening Standard

Elections watchdog agrees to help Kyiv counterpart plan for post-war votes

The Electoral Commission has agreed to share with Kyiv best practice on cybersecurity and voter education.

The Independent UK

Labour accepted £40k donations from criminal it kicked out of party

Keir Starmer’s party said it is returning the money from Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod who was convicted of actual bodily harm in 2022

The Independent UK

Ministers seeking ‘inappropriate’ influence on elections watchdog – ethics tsar

Doug Chalmers said it was ‘inappropriate for the government of the day to seek to guide the work of the independent electoral commission’.

Evening Standard

Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections

The UK government has announced planned changes to elections which it claims to be “the boldest and most ambitious change to our democracy for decades”. This includes extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds at parliamentary elections – but also other important reforms such as automatic voter registration.

The Conversation

Labour spent 30% more than Tories in 2024 general election, figures show

Labour spent £30m compared with the Conservatives’ £23m, according to Electoral Commission data

The Guardian - UK

UK Voting Age Lowered To 16: Here's Why And How It Will Affect Future Elections

The UK government is set to lower the voting age to 16 and introduce sweeping reforms to restore trust in democracy, from modernising voter ID rules to clamping down on foreign donations.

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The National (Scotland)

16-year-olds to be allowed to vote in General Elections in line with Scotland

The next General Election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our…

Evening Standard

Sixteen-year-olds to be allowed to vote as ministers set out reforms

Labour’s manifesto committed the party to lowering the voting age for parliamentary elections.

The Guardian - UK

MPs to tighten laws allowing foreign donations to influence UK elections

Exclusive: changes will end illegitimate funding via shell firms and subject donors to enhanced tests, backed by stronger fines

The Guardian - UK

UK should consider banning cryptocurrency political donations, minister says

Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracy

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The Guardian - UK

MPs and political candidates face ‘industrial’ levels of abuse, minister says

Exclusive: Young people deterred from politics, Rushanara Ali warns, as government plans stricter punishments

Al Jazeera

Why is India forcing 80 million people to justify their right to vote?

Amid raids targeting Muslims, an electoral roll revision in India’s poorest state has become a political flashpoint.

The Guardian - UK

Report finds £2m of surplus UK general election funds ‘essentially disappeared’

Academic and Lib Dem peer ask where funds go when candidates receive more than limit, and who donors are

The Guardian - UK

Mother of Farage aide George Cottrell revealed as Reform UK’s biggest donor

Electoral Commission figures show Fiona Cottrell has given £750,000 in contributions to party over past year

Evening Standard

Veteran card is now accepted as photo ID at polling stations

Voter ID rules were first enforced in England in 2023 and across Britain at the 2024 general election.

The National (Scotland)

Reform urged to reveal funding sources after chasing super-wealthy donors

REFORM UK have been urged to reveal who funds them and to rule out donors with links to Russia – after the party bragged it was targeting wealthy…

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK challenged to give details on donations after £2m mailshot campaign

Exclusive: Liberal Democrats say voters need to know sources of funding for Nigel Farage’s party before local elections

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