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Andy Burnham is changing the law so people will need ID to use social media, but not to vote in elections.
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- Full FactThe UK government is proposing to expand the types of ID people can use to vote, but isn’t scrapping the requirement to show ID in some elections. Although users can use ID to verify their age online, this isn’t the only method.
2026-11-04
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