According to a report in 24dash.com, Labour peer Lord Campbell-Savours has claimed that election fraud is concentrated in ethnic minority communities. He told the Lords at question time that the Government to direct its efforts to stamp out fraud on minority communities and not the population a whole, saying: "Much of this fraud is centred on the ethnic minority community. Junior justice minister Lord Hunt of Kings Heath denied that there was a serious problem but agreed with targeting of minority communities, telling the Upper House: "I think the best way forward is for the Electoral Commission to continue its work in giving general advice but also to make sure that where targeted information is appropriate they should also target their efforts." But veteran Liberal Democrat campaigns strategist Lord Rennard said: "The vast majority of crime in this country is actually unreported and therefore not prosecuted. Therefore the recent scandals over postal vote abuse in places such as Birmingham and Slough may be the tip of the iceberg." The UK should now accept individual voter registration or abandon postal voting on demand.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Labour Peer Points Finger At Ethnic Minority Vote Riggers
According to a report in 24dash.com, Labour peer Lord Campbell-Savours has claimed that election fraud is concentrated in ethnic minority communities. He told the Lords at question time that the Government to direct its efforts to stamp out fraud on minority communities and not the population a whole, saying: "Much of this fraud is centred on the ethnic minority community. Junior justice minister Lord Hunt of Kings Heath denied that there was a serious problem but agreed with targeting of minority communities, telling the Upper House: "I think the best way forward is for the Electoral Commission to continue its work in giving general advice but also to make sure that where targeted information is appropriate they should also target their efforts." But veteran Liberal Democrat campaigns strategist Lord Rennard said: "The vast majority of crime in this country is actually unreported and therefore not prosecuted. Therefore the recent scandals over postal vote abuse in places such as Birmingham and Slough may be the tip of the iceberg." The UK should now accept individual voter registration or abandon postal voting on demand.
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