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It would mean people need identification to vote in a polling station, as is already the case in Northern Ireland, where photo ID is required.
Councillor Alex Staniforth says there s no need for voter ID.
The proposals would affect UK elections only, but the UK government is talking to devolved governments about extending it to assembly elections in Scotland and Wales.
Now, Green Party councillor Alex Staniforth is calling on Edinburgh City Council to reject voter ID and to refuse to implement it if the UK government tries to introduce it.
A motion from councillor Staniforth, set to be debated at a full meeting of the council on Thursday May 27, reads: “Following the 2019 UK general election only four people were convicted of voter fraud and that the electoral commission states, ‘the UK has very low levels of proven electoral fraud’.
Jack Rear conquers his self-doubt as he goes
ghyll scrambling near Keswick, Cumbria
Credit: Chris Watt Photography
When was the last time you actively challenged yourself to step out of your comfort zone? To try something new, and possibly slightly terrifying? It’s probably safe to say that it’s been a while since any of us did such a thing. And also, now that the country is opening up again, that we are perhaps readier than we have ever been for a change of scene and a bit of an adventure.
“It doesn’t have to be climbing Everest or doing an ultra-marathon – everybody can go on an adventure of their own defining,” says Alex Staniforth, an adventurer and author from Chester. “It’s about a mental state. It’s about a new experience and being in a new situation, whether that’s going to explore a new trail or running your first 5K.”