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The newspaper’s extensive reporting and analysis of the various threats to democracy from populism, oligarchy, dark money and online disinformation.
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No Parliamentary Investigation Into Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Comments that Conservatives Introduced Voter ID to ‘Gerrymander’ Elections
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, Electoral Commission and Cabinet Office will not be looking into remarks by a former member of the Government that introduced the controversial policy
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Met Police Accused of Twisting the Truth Over Coronation Arrests – As Labour Refuses to Back Bid to Repeal Controversial Protest Law
Commons session turns to farce as Conservative Deputy Chair suggests all protestors should just stand for election instead, Josiah Mortimer reports
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Demands for More Scrutiny of Political Donations as Conservative Donor Tied to ‘Laundromat’ Court Case
Javad Marandi, a major Conservative Party benefactor, is named as a ‘person of importance’ in a money laundering court case, sparking fresh questions over party donations, Josiah Mortimer reports
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Calls for Parliamentary Investigation into Potential Breach of Ministerial Code Over Rees-Mogg’s Shocking Voter ID Admission
The former Commons leader said it was a deliberate attempt to ‘gerrymander’ elections in the Conservatives’ favour. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Says Voter ID was Attempt to ‘Gerrymander’ Elections for the Conservatives
The former minister in Boris Johnson’s Government has admitted that the requirement to show ID at polling stations was an attempt to advantage his party, reports Adam Bienkov
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Police Protest Clampdown: How the Met Arrested a Non-Violent Training Group
Mic Wright explains what happened to non-violent Animal Rising activists on the day of the Coronation
