🎉 Campaign Update: Success on Voter ID and other electoral reforms

Hi John,

The Government has just announced a wide-range of reforms to electoral laws, and I wanted to thank you, John, for being on this journey with us.

What have the government announced?

• Voter ID to be extended to include bank cards to help more people exercise their democratic right
  
• Tougher new rules to guard against foreign political interference and abuse of campaigners
• Modernisation of UK democracy will see 16 and 17-year-olds able to vote in next general election

Progress in politics is often slow; Best for Britain has been campaigning against exclusionary voter ID rules since the Conservatives proposed it in September 2021. And the rest of the Elections Act that made it easier to funnel money into UK politics through a Limited Company.

Thanks to our supporters, 3,000 people sent evidence to a (highly unpublicised) consultation run by the Department of Levelling Up in June 2023, which put indisputable evidence of how many people were being denied their right to vote at the polling station.

And even more of you have continued to write to your MP to keep this issue at the top of the agenda when the government extended the list of acceptable ID to Veteran Cards.

Persistance pays off. Will you stay on this journey with us?

It often takes several years for our demands to become law. But slowly and surely, Best for Britain, thanks to you John, has helped 🗳️ protect our democracy in the face of constant attacks, 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️ extend franchise to more voters - such as those living in the EU for over 15 years, and 🇪🇺 repair our relationship with Europe (72 out of 114 demands still to go!)

Organising actions - like the mass participation in the Voter ID consultation, speaking to voters, persuading politicians, and running campaigns in the UK and across Europe, is all funded by people like you.

Will you consider a regular gift of £3 per month?

Every penny raised goes to fixing our relationship with Europe, mending our democracy, and fighting against those on the extreme right who take all this away from us.

Naomi Smith, Chief Executive of Best for Britain, said: 

“Best for Britain has long championed a fairer, more inclusive voter ID system and we wholeheartedly welcome this decision. Our democracy is precious and these vital changes will enable more of us to have a say in the future of our country, while ensuring malign foreign actors face stronger barriers to threatening the sanctity of the polling booth.

“It’s also vital that political parties do much more to win the votes of the UK’s young people whose interests and futures are too often neglected in a system prioritising their grandparents. This is a brave choice set to benefit generations to come.”

In the middle of such geopolitical turmoil it can be easy to brush electoral reform, like the measures announced today, aside as less important. But we can't take our eye off matters - both huge and small - that are eroding the very idea of democracy.

I know that you care about protecting it as much as I do, and so I'm thankful for any support you can give.

Yours,

Tom

Tom Brufatto

Director of Policy & Campaigns, Best for Britain

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