Lords moves Representation of the People Bill to committee stage
The legislation incorporates Rycroft Review recommendations on electoral registration and administrative safeguards, with changes intended to be in place before the next UK general election.
Two peers scrutinise plans for a full-sized entrance labelled “Votes”. Beside it, an ordinary woman carrying case papers faces an absurdly tiny doorway labelled “Legal Aid”. Both sit beneath the word “Representation”, contrasting attention to electoral safeguards with restricted access to legal representation.
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