#BorisJohnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring #PhotoID | #LocalElections #2024 | The Guardian

Another one! This law is so bad but the number of own goals the #Tories are suffering almost makes it worth it. Almost.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/02/minister-sorry-as-veterans-find-id-card-not-valid-for-english-elections

#UK #Politics #Schadenfreude

Peter Henley on X: "OK, that’s different #LocalElections though normal for #NewForest https://t.co/h8BRCwmTqe" / X https://twitter.com/Peter_Henley/status/1785955054379233386

Just back from #voting in the #LocalElections here in #England.

#UK #Politics

#Labour metro #mayors liken #IDPhoto rules to #US #VoterSuppression tactics | #LocalElections | The Guardian

They have to get rid of that law.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/21/labour-metro-mayors-liken-id-photo-rule-to-us-voter-suppression-tactic-local-elections-disenfranchise

#UK #Politics

same mayor different jaws...

#jaws #jaws2 #mayor #same #vote #localelections #shirt #baseballgame #stands

The #Tory #LameDuck hobbles towards #LocalElections – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/apr/29/the-tory-lame-duck-hobbles-towards-local-elections-cartoon

#UK #Politics #Satire

#Voter #PhotoID plan attacked as #UK data shows no cases of impersonation | #LocalElections | The Guardian

The #Tories have taken this diretctl from the fascist playbook to #disenfranchise #voters.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/03/voter-photo-id-plan-attacked-as-uk-data-shows-no-cases-of-impersonation

#Politics

Interesting in my local #council, although #Labour lost a couple of seats, the #Tories also lost one and these were all gained by the #Greens who are no equal with the latter in second place. Labour still has a (narrow) majority.

#UK #England #LocalElections #Politics