The Conservative Government has been accused of copying USA ‘voter suppression’ laws as plans to introduce mandatory photo ID for voting has been proposed. In The Queen’s Speech on Tuesday, the Government revealed plans to require photo identification before voting in elections. The proposal has been slammed by Labour party MPs in Berkshire. In a withering attack on the plan, Labour MP for Slough Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said: “Copying the voter suppression techniques of the Republicans in the USA, which make it harder for ethnic minorities and poorer sections of American society to vote, the Tory Party is trying to stifle democracy here by forcing voters to get a photo ID.
The Conservative Government has been accused of copying USA ‘voter suppression’ laws as plans to introduce mandatory photo ID for voting has been proposed. In The Queen’s Speech on Tuesday, the Government revealed plans to require photo identification before voting in elections. The proposal has been slammed by Labour party MPs in Berkshire. In a withering attack on the plan, Labour MP for Slough Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said: “Copying the voter suppression techniques of the Republicans in the USA, which make it harder for ethnic minorities and poorer sections of American society to vote, the Tory Party is trying to stifle democracy here by forcing voters to get a photo ID.
The Conservative Government has been accused of copying USA ‘voter suppression’ laws as plans to introduce mandatory photo ID for voting has been proposed. In The Queen’s Speech on Tuesday, the Government revealed plans to require photo identification before voting in elections. The proposal has been slammed by Labour party MPs in Berkshire. In a withering attack on the plan, Labour MP for Slough Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said: “Copying the voter suppression techniques of the Republicans in the USA, which make it harder for ethnic minorities and poorer sections of American society to vote, the Tory Party is trying to stifle democracy here by forcing voters to get a photo ID.
The Conservative Government has been accused of copying USA ‘voter suppression’ laws as plans to introduce mandatory photo ID for voting has been proposed. In The Queen’s Speech on Tuesday, the Government revealed plans to require photo identification before voting in elections. The proposal has been slammed by Labour party MPs in Berkshire. In a withering attack on the plan, Labour MP for Slough Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said: “Copying the voter suppression techniques of the Republicans in the USA, which make it harder for ethnic minorities and poorer sections of American society to vote, the Tory Party is trying to stifle democracy here by forcing voters to get a photo ID.
Cllr Haqeeq Dar
SLOUGH Labour has confirmed the former deputy mayor no longer sits as a Labour member while he is under investigation. Last week, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understood Wexham Lea councillor Haqeeq Dar was suspended by central Labour pending investigation into complaints. It was not made clear when and the reasons why he was suspended. Slough Labour has revealed to the LDRS that Cllr Dar has been administratively suspended from the Labour Party on April 30 and no longer sits as a Labour councillor pending the outcome of the investigation. A Labour Group spokesperson said: “The Labour Group has received notice that Cllr Dar has been administratively suspended from the Labour Party on April 30th and is therefore no longer sitting as a Labour councillor pending the outcome of the investigation by the Labour Party.