Johnson tried to vote using copy of Prospect as voter ID
The Independent|May 05, 2024
Boris Johnson has said he tried to use a magazine about politics as voter ID when he turned up to the polls this week.
JABED AHMED
Johnson tried to vote using copy of Prospect as voter ID

Mr Johnson had been trying to cast his vote in the local elections in South Oxfordshire on Thursday but fell foul of legislation he introduced himself as prime minister. Staff initially turned the former Conservative Party leader away because he could not produce a proper voter ID.

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