Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/02/minister-sorry-as-veterans-find-id-card-not-valid-for-english-elections

Former PM made the requirement to bring photo ID a stipulation of the Elections Act in 2022

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theinspectorst@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y

This law was a naked attempt at voter suppression, but it's nice to see that its idiot architect is one of the voters who's being suppressed...

CoffeeAddict@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

This is both comical and poetic.

I love this for Boris.