The Minister will be aware that loud claims of personation were made by the Trump campaign in the United States, which were completely without any basis or evidence, and which led to an assault on the Capitol building in Washington that suspended democracy itself. Does she think that as a Minister she should be promulgating an evidence-free claim that personation is a widespread problem that needs solving, with the cost being to deny millions of people their vote?
Elections Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Geraint Davies
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 September 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Elections Bill.
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