Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photograph ID

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (File Image)
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to convey ID to vote within the U.K.’s native elections.

British media reported on May 3 that Mr. Johnson — who launched the requirement for voters to offer ID with a photograph when he was in workplace — was instructed by polling station workers in South Oxfordshire on May 2 that he wouldn’t have the ability to vote with out proving his id.

Sky News reported that Johnson, who served as Conservative prime minister from 2019 to 2022, was later in a position to forged his poll and that he voted Conservative.

Mr. Johnson launched the Elections Act requiring photograph ID in 2022, and the brand new legislation was first applied final yr in native elections. But May 2 was the primary time massive numbers of voters throughout England and Wales have needed to current ID, reminiscent of a passport or driving license, to vote.

The Electoral Commission mentioned the overwhelming majority of individuals had been in a position to meet the brand new necessities, though it famous that some individuals who would have needed to vote could have determined to not attempt as a result of they didn’t have acceptable ID.

It additionally mentioned there was proof that some folks, reminiscent of disabled folks and the unemployed, discovered it more durable to point out voter ID.