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Thousands fear they will lose vote in UK election after postal ballot delays

Voters in the UK and abroad have either not received their ballots or have been left with too little time to return them

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s record on appointing female peers from party worst since Major, analysis finds

Unlock Democracy report notes that path to gender equality in Lords has slowed in recent years

The Guardian - UK

Fresh calls for probe into Nadine Dorries’ failure to quit as MP

Standards watchdog urged to act, as second council claims she has ‘abandoned’ constituents

The Independent UK

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Call for investigation into Nadine Dorries over failure to quit as MP

More than half of people believe MP’s absence is significantly damaging parliament’s reputation, poll shows

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg says Tories scored own goal as voter ID 'gerrymandering' hit elderly

Conservative ex-minister Jacob Rees-Mogg suggested the controversial new photo ID requirements had been introduced to swing the elections, but had backfired

Daily Mirror

'Humiliated' youngsters with voter ID stopped from casting ballots in Tory crackdown

Some young voters were stopped from taking part in last week's local elections because their proof-of-age cards were not accepted, it is claimed

Daily Mirror

Labour criticised for giving global banks access to parliament

Exclusive: HSBC and NatWest staffers seconded to shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds’s team

The Guardian - UK

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Nurse 'stopped from voting at end of long shift' as Tories told to scrap photo ID rules

Voter ID rules introduced by the Tories meant thousands were turned away at polling stations. Officials in Maidstone in Kent said 137 people arrived without acceptable photo ID

Daily Mirror

Local elections marked ‘dark day for British democracy’ as some people unable to vote

It has been compulsory to show photo identification when voting.

The Independent UK

‘Dark day for British democracy’ as local election voters with no ID turned away

It is now compulsory to show photo identification when voting

Evening Standard

Half of local authorities spent just 11p per person on Voter ID awareness campaigns

Voter ID will be in place for the first time at Thursday’s local elections but campaigners warn many still don't know about the new rules with 'little effort' put into awareness campaigns

Daily Mirror

Campaigners raise fears bouncers could be placed at some polling stations

Voters will be required to have photographic IDs such as passports or driving licences when they cast ballots at May’s local elections.

The Independent UK

Alternative Queen's Speech in full as campaigners demand Boris Johnson clean up politics

Ahead of the speech, a coalition of campaign groups set out its own wish list for strengthening British democracy

Daily Mirror

Government has no way to know cost of Sue Gray's Partygate probe, officials say

The Cabinet Office says it does not have a system in place to monitor the cash spent by projects funded through their central budget

Daily Mirror

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