Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA campaigning pensioner has won permission to fight the Tories' voter ID plans in the Supreme Court. By comparison, 1,968 people were initially refused a ballot paper across just 10 trial areas in 2019 for not having the right ID. While the case is focused on pilots of the scheme in 2019, lawyers Leigh Day believe a ruling could affect Voter ID more widely. Mr Coughlan, who has lost previous fights in the High Court and Court of Appeal, is crowdfunding his latest effort. Labour’s Shadow Minister for Democracy Cat Smith said: "The introduction of Voter ID would be a step backwards for British democracy.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2021 14:23 UTC