THE Tory government’s voter ID scheme is a “threat to democracy,” Unison has charged, after official figures showed only 1 per cent of those without valid documents have signed up to alternatives.  

An estimated two million people lack accepted forms of identification — including passports and driving licences — but only 20,000 have so far applied for a government-issued voter authority certificate.

The widely condemned Elections Act 2022 means that those without documents will be unable to vote in future local polls across England or in British general elections.