Leader of The Commons Peter Hain dismissed as "simply nonsense" a report that he blocked measures to stamp out voting fraud, during an interview yesterday on GMTV. His remarks came as a YouGov poll in the Sunday Times found unease about postal voting. Mr Hain angrily rejected a report that he left lax checks in place for fear of damaging Labour's vote.
Monday, April 11, 2005
Hain Denies Blocking Checks On Election Fraud
Leader of The Commons Peter Hain dismissed as "simply nonsense" a report that he blocked measures to stamp out voting fraud, during an interview yesterday on GMTV. His remarks came as a YouGov poll in the Sunday Times found unease about postal voting. Mr Hain angrily rejected a report that he left lax checks in place for fear of damaging Labour's vote.
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