Voters will need to take ID to the polling station for the mayoral elections on 2 May, and can only cast one vote with no second choice
Troops could be forced to help fly refugees to Rwanda under deportation planBut he has expressed fears that the need for voters to bring ID to the polling station, and a switch to a first-past-the-post system, increase the danger he could suffer a shock defeat.
A survey by Deltapoll suggests that nearly one in five Londoners do not know about the need to bring ID, meaning they could end up unable to vote. Labour voters were twice as likely as Conservatives to be unaware of the new rules. “It’s outrageous that while most ID used by older people is valid, a lot of ID used by younger people isn’t.
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