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Outcry as Government Proposes Letting Brits ‘Vouch’ for Overseas Voters’ Identities – While Denying Same Chance for In-Person Voters Who Lack ID
There are fears lax rules could allow unfettered cash to flood in to UK politics from abroad
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Could Isaac Levido Return the Conservatives to Power Again Against All the Odds?
With the Conservatives’ general election strategy in the hands of the ‘Wizard of Oz’, it’s likely to be one of the most vicious campaigns the UK has ever seen. Tom Scott reports
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‘The Price of Democracy in the UK has Just Gone Up Massively: The Conservatives Once Again Set the Rules to Benefit Themselves’
Increasing the amount political parties can spend on general elections is another warning sign for British democracy
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Revealed: Britain’s Broken Election Laws Just Got Even Worse
The Government has made it even easier for dark money, foreign influence, and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics
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First Past the Post Voting System Barrier to Urgent Action on Climate Crisis, Major Environmental Groups Say
Climate-conscious voters are locked out by our ‘winner-takes-all’ electoral system, a new report finds
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‘A Closed Door to a Men’s Club’: Why Are There Twice as Many Men in the House of Commons as Women?
A new report finds that, leading up to the next general election, fewer than 35% of candidate selections so far are women
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Elections Watchdog is ‘Powerless’ to Stop AI-Generated Deepfakes From Sabotaging the General Election
UK authorities have alarmingly few powers to prevent bad actors from interfering with our democracy
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‘Stability and Strong Government? Not with this Merry-Go-Round’
If the UK’s First Past the Post electoral system can’t deliver its supposed advantages, why we are continuing with it?
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‘We Do Want a General Election’, Voters Tell Conservatives – As Majority Think Life has Got Worse Under Sunak
Voters want Rishi Sunak to be a ‘short-term Prime Minister’ new polling suggests
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Is Now the Time for Labour and the Lib Dems to Work Together?
Former Liberal Democrat senior parliamentary researcher Gareth Roberts sees lessons to be learned from how the two parties coalesced ahead of the 1997 General Election
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‘Letting Young Adults Vote is One of Labour’s Few Genuinely Radical Proposals’
The extension of the franchise could shift the character of British politics, writes Nicholas Reed Langen
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Reversing the Road to Unfreedom: The Polish Elections are Finally Some Good News for Democracy
Those in America looking for a way out of the toxic Trumpian cycle should look to Poland as a starting point
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‘There’s No Votes Left’: The Conservatives Are Stuck in Denial After Huge By-Election Defeats
Conservative Chairman Greg Hands claims the record-breaking defeats do not suggest voters are at all unhappy with the Prime Minister
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Police Body Led by Conservative Mid Beds Candidate Paid Out Over £100,000 in Settlements to Former Staff
Opponents of the Conservative candidate to replace Nadine Dorries described the payments as “startling”, Josiah Mortimer reports
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‘Scrap Voter ID to Save Cash’, Democracy Group Tells Jeremy Hunt Ahead of Autumn Statement
Mandatory voter ID rules are expected to cost the taxpayer £120m over the next decade.
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‘A Growing Number of People Believe in the Same Values As We Do’: The Greens Look Ahead to the Next Election
Siân Berry, former Co-Leader of the Green Party, is hoping to be Caroline Lucas’ successor as MP for Brighton Pavilion
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‘Progressive Alliance’ Dead in the Water as Green Party Effectively Drops Hopes of Deal with Labour and Lib Dems
The party has adopted a more centralised approach as it steps away from potential deals with other parties
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Fears of a ‘Progressive Tragedy’ in Mid Beds as Labour and Lib Dems Fight It Out
Compass director Neal Lawson described the situation in Nadine Dorries’ seat as “madness”.
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Government Rejects Call For Voters To Boot Out No-Show MPs Like Nadine Dorries
Nadine Dorries has prompted a debate over whether MPs should be forced to attend Parliament – rather than attend their lucrative TV gigs.
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Voter ID Made it Harder for Young, Poor and Ethnic Minorities to Vote, Official Study Finds
The study suggests that those groups less likely to vote Conservative were more likely to be turned away
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Press Watchdog Writes to Conservatives and Party Chairs Over ‘Misleading’ Fake Newspapers
The party is “misleading voters into believing what they are reading is the work of local journalists from independent publications”
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Climate ‘Sceptic’ MP Steve Baker in War of Words Over Local Campaign Group Bidding to Unseat Him
The former European Research Group chairman was a prominent Brexiteer but has now turned his attention to anti-Net Zero campaigning.
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Fake Newspapers and Struck Off Firms: The Conservative Candidate to Replace Nadine Dorries MP
The man picked by the Conservative Party to stand in Nadine Dorries’ Mid Bedfordshire seat already has a string of controversies under his belt
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Voters are Posting the Conservative Party’s Fake Newspapers Back in Bid to Cost Them a Fortune
There has been a major backlash to the party’s attempts to pass off campaign leaflets as independent local newspapers
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Revealed: The Scandal of the Fake Newspapers Pushed by Conservatives in ‘Dirty Tricks’ Campaign
The elections watchdog has said the fake newspapers from local Conservative parties appear to be within the rules
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As a Diminished Wagner Regroups, the Greater Threat to the West from Prigozhin’s Troll Farms Remains Unscathed
Putin is quite likely to silence Prigozhin, but he’s equally likely to let him retain control of the notorious St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency which specialises in influencing foreign elections, writes Brian Latham
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The Conservatives Skirted Close to the Limits of Electoral Law to Keep Uxbridge and South Ruislip Tory
Why was the governing party so shy in Uxbridge?
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Labour Recognises Westminster’s Voting System is Driving ‘Distrust’, in Potential Pivotal Moment for Proportional Representation Fight
“The Labour Party has made it clear: First Past the Post is flawed and deeply damaging to our democracy,” one campaigner said.
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More Donations to Politicians to Go Hidden from Public Eye as Michael Gove Quietly Changes the Rules Ahead of Election
Elections watchdog raises concerns as party spending limits could rise by 52% – while ministers keep donations to under £11,000 anonymous.
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Dog Days for Sleepy Politicians and Pundits at the Uxbridge and Ruislip By-Election
What did we all learn from last night’s by-elections? Not a single thing, argues Mic Wright
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‘Labour Must Be Bold on Political Reform Beyond It’s Own Self-Interest if we are to have a Properly Functioning Democracy’
A big problem facing UK politics is that both main political parties see the status quo as in their narrow self-interest, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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The Conservatives’ Narrow Uxbridge Victory Offers False Comfort to a Party Heading for Defeat
Huge losses in the Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome by-elections are signs of a Conservative Government heading for a landslide defeat at the next general election
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Rishi Sunak Appears to Distance Himself from Conservative London Mayoral Candidate Susan Hall
‘Has he met her recently?’ Byline Times asked. ‘Not that I’m aware of, no’, the Prime Minister’s press secretary told this newspaper
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‘Misleading’ Tory By-Election Leaflet Presents Conservative Councillor as ‘English Teacher’
In the run up to the Uxbridge by-election, the Conservative Party appears to be passing off a councillor as an ordinary member of the public
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Scandal-Hit MPs in Line for £500,000 Bounty if They Hold Out for Defeat at General Election
There are two lucrative payouts for MPs who are defeated at a General Election – with some MPs in line for over £40,000
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Fears of Discrimination as Scale of Voters Denied a Vote by Lack of Photo ID in By-Elections to Remain ‘Unknown’
The Electoral Commission has highlighted a black-hole in its research on the impact of voter ID ahead of the next General Election
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‘The Case for PR Rests on Arguments Around Socio-Economic and Political Justice’
Changing the voting system would be a driver of achieving greater equality of income and wealth, argues a Labour peer
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UK Democracy ‘In Retreat’ Despite Ousting of Boris Johnson, New Report Finds
According to the research, ministers have pushed through changes to Britain’s political system that pose ‘considerable risks’ for the country’s democratic future
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The Great British Vote Robbery: Report Reveals Democratic Disaster of UK’s New Voter ID Laws
Electoral Commission finds that at least 14,000 people were denied their fundamental right to vote. Next year’s General Election could be much worse
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Lords Demand Political Parties Launch Tougher Checks on Foreign Donations – But Ministers Set to Block Move
There are fears that foreign powers can use proxies to channel cash into UK political parties
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By-Elections Frenzy: Opposition Gears Up for Potential Conservative Rout – But How Should Tactical Voters Decide?
Both Labour and Lib Dems are tactically channelling resources for the forthcoming by-elections, eyeing Tory-held seats. But there’s no sign of a formal pact
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Plans for a Mass Tactical Voting Campaign to Defeat an ‘Unholy Alliance’ of Conservatives and Reform UK
The next General Election could be decided by millions of tactical voters turning out to defeat Rishi Sunak’s party
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Thousands in England Denied a Vote as Exclusive Snapshot of Photo ID Rollout Revealed
Over 6,000 voters were turned away and didn’t return across around 50 council areas, Byline Times can reveal.
