Angela Rayner comments on the Electoral Commission's analysis of voter ID policy

Angela Rayner MP, Labour's Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, commenting on the Electoral Commission's interim analysis of the Conservatives' voter ID policy, said:

“No legitimate voter should be locked out of democracy but that has been the effect of the Tories’ failed voter ID regulations.  

“This evidence suggests shows that as well as those turned away at polling stations, many others did not attempt to vote because they lacked the required ID.

“It’s particularly alarming that under-represented groups look to have been more likely to have denied their say by these new barriers to voting. These strict rules are having a chilling effect on democracy.  

“Jacob Rees-Mogg’s admission that this shabby scheme was designed to rig the rules to lock voters out revealed the cold truth behind it. Ministers are required to hold a comprehensive review into this discredited policy and there must be no more dither and delay.”