The government has moved swiftly to downplay the Joseph Rowntree Trust’s claims that Britain’s electoral registration systems fall short of international standards and are close to “breaking point”. The report called for photo ID to be shown at polling stations, and more robust monitoring of postal and proxy voting.
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said that ministers were considering changes to the present system in which the heads of households are responsible for completing voter registration forms.
“However, we have already introduced measures to prevent abuse of the system,” she said, “I and my 25 adult children will vote Labour with confidence, and so will both my husbands and all eight of my parents.”
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