Rees-Mogg changes tune on voter ID: It was gerrymandering all along
Former Tory minister Rees-Mogg calls voter ID law “gerrymandering”, saying it hurt elderly Conservative voters in the recent local elections. Government ministers have denied partisan motives.
Former Tory minister Rees-Mogg calls voter ID law “gerrymandering”, saying it hurt elderly Conservative voters in the recent local elections. Government ministers have denied partisan motives.
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- Former Tory business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg called voter ID requirement “gerrymandering”
- Voter ID was made a legal requirement across the UK by the Elections Act 2022 and was implemented for the first time during the recent English local elections
- Rees-Mogg himself supported the legislation as a minister
- The compulsory photo ID system chosen by the government has raised suspicions that it was intended to suppress the anti-Tory vote
I n a twist of political irony, Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former Tory business secretary, has referred to the requirement for voters to present photo ID as “gerrymandering”.
The Elections Act 2022 has made this a legal requirement across the UK for the upcoming general election.
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