Voters should provide photo ID at polling stations, says report

Calls for ID checks and police in 'at-risk' areas with large Pakistani and Bangladeshi populations

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VOTERS will be required to show photo ID at polling stations as part of a suite of proposals to eliminate electoral fraud. But how widespread is the problem and will the new measures eradicate it? Here are five key questions:

How serious a problem is electoral fraud in the UK?

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