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Political spending and donations: what are the rules in the UK?

July’s general election is likely to be most expensive since regulation of party spending began in 2000

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak engulfed in new row over £5m donation from tycoon who made 'racist remark' about Diane Abbott

Labour open a further attack on PM’s ‘integrity’ after tax row, but Tories say they are keeping the money

Evening Standard

Why Nigel Farage’s Reform is a company and not a party - and what that means

Nigel Farage is director and majority shareholder of Reform UK - which he insists will ‘democratise over time’

The Independent UK

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Zuma big election ‘winner’ as South Africa heads for coalition government

The former president’s MK gained at the expense of the ANC which is set to lose its majority for the first time.

Al Jazeera

What is voter ID and which forms of identification can I use to vote in the General Election?

Everything to know about the voter ID you need to vote in the General Election this Thursday

The Independent UK

Can you still vote in the general election by post and by proxy?

You must be registered to vote first if you will be overseas on the big day

Evening Standard

Labour, Lib Dems and Britain First fined by Electoral Commission for breaking election law

The Electoral Commission has found that Labour, the Lib Dems and far right party Britain First guity of breaking election law

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After this week’s squalid experiment, see voter ID for what it is: a Tory scam to steal elections

This exercise in shrinking the electorate to Conservative advantage must not be the new normal, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Zuma election ban: How does it affect South Africa’s election?

Zuma’s party says it will appeal the decision, which could affect its rising challenge to the ruling ANC.

Al Jazeera

Tuesday briefing: Why the US and UK are going public with warnings about Chinese hacking

In today’s newsletter: Information about 40 million UK voters was stolen by Chinese spies in a hack that also targeted elected officials. A cybersecurity experts walks us through whether these are isolated incidents, or the tip of a digital iceberg

The Guardian - UK

US and UK unveil sanctions against Chinese state-backed hackers over alleged ‘malicious’ attacks

The US alleges the individuals were working as a front for Beijing in an indictment and sanctions announcement

The Guardian - US

China cyber-attacks: this growing threat to UK security will not go away

With the Electoral Commission just the latest target on a list that includes the economy and supply chains, experts warn of data-gathering ‘on an industrial scale’

The Guardian - UK

Is mild man Dowden up to the threat of China’s cyber campaign?

Deputy PM, who didn’t really sign up for this, seemed reluctant to declare war on a superpower

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘slow to hold China to account’ for cyber-attacks against MPs and voters

As deputy PM expected to impose sanctions, head of international alliance says ministers have taken years to respond

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Evening Standard

UK and US target China with sanctions after cyber attack on election watchdog

Rishi Sunak said Beijing now posed an ‘epoch-defining challenge’ as Oliver Dowden announced cyber-related sanctions

The Guardian - UK

A revolution in the way Britain does politics has begun in Devon. Tory MPs should be afraid

There’s an urgent need for a fairer electoral system – and if politicians won’t make it happen, the people will, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Evening Standard

Tories 'given further £5million' from 'racist rant' donor Frank Hester

The healthcare entrepreneur allegedly said Diane Abbott made him ‘want to hate all black women’

The Guardian - UK

Donations to UK political parties nearly doubled to £93m in 2023

Tories and Labour boosted by mega-donors, and fundraising gap between two parties appears to be narrowing

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The Guardian - UK

Welsh first minister hopeful accepted £200k from waste offender’s firm

Vaughan Gething facing criticism after his campaign accepted donation from environmental offender’s company

Evening Standard

Football fans told 'don't sit on the sidelines' in London voting campaign

Almost one in five Londoners entitled to vote are not on the electoral register – the biggest proportion in the country

TechRadar

Organizations keep making data protection mistakes—what this means for you

Misconfigured cloud storage servers and software have been responsible for numerous large-scale data breaches.

The Guardian - UK

First photo ID, now votes for expats: the Tories are showing us exactly what election rigging looks like

The government is deterring young and poor people from voting – but no amount of gerrymandering will save its bacon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

OPINION - This is how the London mayoral election is changing: you will need ID to vote and you only have one preference

The next London Mayoral and Assembly elections will be held this year on 2nd May, 100 days away. The Elections Act 2022 has brought about the first significant changes to how we elect London’s leaders since 2000 and I want to draw these to your attention now.

Evening Standard

UK elections: Britons living abroad regain right to vote as 15-year rule ends

Many more Britons can now vote in the next general election, the date of which has yet to be decided by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

The National (Scotland)

Unionist call for General Election to be used to push abolition of Holyrood

POLITICAL parties should be pushed to include the abolition of devolved powers in their General Election manifesto, anti-independence campaigners…

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