All news on the topic: Electoral Commission

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Tory voter ID checks slammed as just one person cautioned for fraud last year
Conservative ministers have been accused of discouraging young people from voting by requiring people to show photo identification at polling stations at local elections in May
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'Democracy at threat as government's doing little to help those unable to vote'
With nearly one third of the young people Electoral Commission believes are adrift less likely to choose Tory, Kevin Maguire argues more should be done to let everyone get the chance to vote
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Tories received £5,000 'funnelled through Peterborough United FC by co-owner'
The Conservative Party has been accused of taking advantage of loopholes in the law to accept donations from non-UK citizens
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Labour's election war chest boosted by £6m from private donors in 2022
The party said the cash injection from wealthy individuals is the highest in a non-general election year since 2008. The biggest individual gift - of £2million - came from Lord Sainsbury, figures show.
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How to apply for photo ID to vote as millions set to lose voice in elections
If current sign-up rates continue, just 3% of people who don't have photo ID that can be used in the local elections will have applied for the 'Voter Authority Certificate' before the deadline
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Inside Tory treasurer's cosy dinner parties to link wealthy VIPs with ministers
The super rich were given privileged access to senior ministers at undeclared dinner parties arranged by the billionaire hired as chief Tory treasurer by Rishi Sunak
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Tories backed locals over wifi masts while taking cash from firms behind them
Blackpool MP Scott Benton is one of 25 MPs the Sunday People revealed had accepted a combined £147,000 in cash from IX Wireless - a Lancashire-based broadband firm
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Michelle Mone's husband gifted Tories 'over £171k' as Covid PPE row rumbles on
Mone and husband Doug Barrowman allegedly benefited from multimillion-pound Covid PPE deal and three cash sums of £50,000 each and auction prizes were given to Tories by company linked to him
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2023 could be Keir Starmer's last year before No10 - 10 hurdles he has to vault
The Labour leader faced three Prime Ministers in 2022 after a year of open warfare in the Conservative Party - and in the coming year he will set out more of his blueprint for No10 as he hopes to maintain momentum