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MPs urge Boris Johnson to halt plans for compulsory voter ID

Elections Bill attacked by cross-party MPs, who say case for photo ID has ‘simply not been good enough’ and move will make it ‘more difficult to vote’

MPs urge Boris Johnson to halt plans for compulsory voter ID
Boris Johnson's government is under fire for its controversial Elections Bill | Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire
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The UK government has come under fire from MPs over plans to force voters to provide photo ID at polling stations.

Conservative MP William Wragg called for the Elections Bill to be paused, saying the case for mandating photo ID has “simply not been good enough”.