Reform vows to stop voters who don’t speak English

WorldPolitics
28 Aug 2026 • 7:10 PM MYT
The Independent
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Reform vows to stop voters who don’t speak English

  • Reform UK has published an Election Integrity Bill proposing sweeping changes to UK voting laws.
  • The proposals include removing the historic right to vote for Commonwealth citizens and introducing strict limits on postal voting.
  • Under the plans, election literature would be restricted to native British languages and polling staff would police voters' English proficiency.
  • Danny Kruger of Reform UK argued the measures are required to protect British democracy from being eroded by uncontrolled immigration.
  • Critics warn the draconian proposals could exclude millions from the democratic process, particularly non-English speakers and postal voters.

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