of the population vote. caveat number two, we don t know what impact so called greeters had on the numbers. these were people employed by some local authorities to meet voters outside the polling stations, they are there to manage queues, help those with mobility issues etc. some reminded people they needed id to vote. we don t know who was discouraged at that stage. the figures we have got do not record those numbers. according to the electoral commission that is one aspect that they are going to investigate. one final thing to consider whatever the impact at polling stations, and whatever the level of voter fraud that id is meant to tackle which in terms of recorded offences or convictions is tiny there has been a big positive impact on voter confidence in the electoral system according to polling by the electoral commission. at a time when trust in institutions is low, that fact on its own, say supporters of voter id, is a not insignificant benefit. bob posner, chief
anderson, cnn has obtained this letter that was gotten by the national archives, as you said, informing former president trump that it is set to hand over these 16 presidential records from his administration, which show that trump and his top advisers were aware of the proper declassification process when he was president. our understanding is that the special counsel wants these records for the grand jury, because they may provide critical evidence that despite trump s claims, that he automatically declassified all documents, he was in fact, aware that there was a correct process to safeguard classified material. it didn t just happen with a wave of a hand. in the letter, archivist wall writes to trump, the 16 records in question are in close presidential advisers, some of them directed to you personally, concerning weather why, and how you should declassify certain classified records. anderson, what we don t know exactly what s in these 16 records yet, it certainly sug
in just the next five years? and a view of the wreck of the titanic likely have never it before. and coming up on bbc news. inter milan are the first team through to the champions league final. will it be manchester city or real madrid who willjoin them? their semifinal will be decided tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification, as part of a long promised overhaul of the private rental sector in england. a new law to be tabled in parliament would abolish no fault evictions, and end bans on tenants claiming benefits. the government says the reforms will benefit 11 million tenants. but labour is warning the private rented sector, increasingly resembles the wild west, and it s far from clear that ministers can deliver on their promises. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has our top story. renting is a way of life for anthony. the former police officer and his beloved cats are livi
hard evidence that shows donald trump and his top advisors knew of the correct declassification process while donald trump was president which flies in the face of what trump has claimed in the past. tonight the documents could be in the hands of the special counsel as we speak in a criminal probe. now, in just a moment we will try to get answers from trump s lawyer who will be joining me live. first, a look at the brand-new information gathered by our cnn team. their sources say there are 16 records that the national archives is handing over to jack smith. the records apparently indicate trump and his top advisors were made aware of the correct process to declassify material while trump was president undercutting claims like this one. i took what i took and gets declassified. they become automatically declassified when i took them. and also this claim. it doesn t have to be a process. you re the president of the united states, you can declassify just by saying it s dec