Britain's election watchdog was last night accused of a 'reckless' attempt to water down voter ID rules that risks 'opening the floodgates' to fraud. 'We have already seen high levels of family voting during the Gorton and Denton by-election and this would open the floodgates further to voter fraud. Independent election observers estimated that up to one in eight votes could have been affected by family voting at last month's by-election. It allows registered voters with an accepted form of ID to vouch for someone who does not have accepted ID. 'This would open the door to further family voting, intimidation and impersonation,' he said.

Source: Daily Mail March 08, 2026 04:37 UTC