Reform UK has tabled amendments to the government's
Representation of the People Bill with the aim of saving our
electoral system from further abuse and exploitation.
The changes seek to remove the right to vote of Commonwealth
citizens, ensure that election material is only published in
languages native to the British Isles or accessible communication
formats such as Braille or BSL, introduce limitations on postal
voting, and enforce new protections against voter coercion and
control.
The measures come after several allegations of family voting in
English elections, such as in Gorton and Denton where independent
observers reported major concerns over family
voting, and most recently during Birmingham's local elections
with reports of intimidation and verbal abuse which is currently subject to an
official investigation.
If Reform's amendments are not accepted, the party plans to bring
forward its own Bill to secure British democracy.
Head of Reform UK's Department for Preparing for
Government MP said:
With every election, our democracy is being systematically
eroded. Britain's electoral system - once the envy of the world -
now buckles under the strain of uncontrolled immigration. In too
many parts of the country, elections have been captured by
foreign conflicts and sectarian interests, not by what is best
for Britain.
Reform UK will not stand by while our political system is
undermined. Britain should be run in the interests of the British
people. That's why we are introducing these changes to save our
democracy.
A House of Commons report in 2012 stated that
Britain's electoral system made it childishly simple to commit
fraud. These concerns have yet to be addressed, with the arrival
of the Boriswave accelerating the undermining of British
democracy through massive numbers of non-citizens voting, foreign
language-based campaigning, and coercive voting.
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