Boris Johnson turned away from the polling station after forgetting his ID

Former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station after forgetting to bring acceptable photo ID.

As Sky News first reported, he later returned with the necessary ID and was able to vote.

He voted in south Oxfordshire, where voters choose a police and crime commissioner.

New rules requiring photo ID to vote were introduced by Mr Johnson's government in the Electoral Bill 2022.

The change was implemented last year, with the May 2023 local elections where voters were required to show ID for the first time.

According to the Electoral Commission, around 14,000 people were unable to vote in last year's local elections in England due to the new rules.

There are 22 acceptable forms of identificationincluding passports, driving licenses, bus passes for the elderly or disabled and Oyster 60+ cards.

People registered to vote can also request a free document called an electoral authority certificate.

The government also announced plans to make veterans' ID cards a valid form of voter identification after some ex-military personnel were turned away from polling stations.

Veterans Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer apologized on social media to a man who said he couldn't use his veterans ID card to vote.

“Legislation on acceptable forms of ID was passed before veterans ID cards were released in January of this year,” he wrote.

“I’ll do everything I can to change it before the next one.”

A Number 10 spokeswoman said: “We intend to add the new veteran card, which was rolled out in January, to the official list.”

The government is currently consulting on adding the card to the list of acceptable voter ID cards, which already includes armed forces ID cards.

Meanwhile, Tory MP Tom Hunt said his dyspraxia caused him to lose his passport and had to arrange an emergency proxy vote.

Asked about reported problems with voter identification, Transportation Secretary Mark Harper said there were “inevitably, when millions of people vote, a small number of problems.”

However, he said he believed “most voters found it quite simple to vote with the necessary identification across the country.”

The Electoral Commission said “most voters who wanted to vote were able to do so,” despite voter identification requirements.

“We will now begin collecting evidence from voters, election administrators, partner organizations and campaigners to understand their experiences of the election and identify any potential barriers to participation,” a spokesperson said.

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