Former prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has been barred from voting at his local polling station after forgetting to bring the required photo identity.
Johnson was expected to vote in the police and crime commissioner election in South Oxfordshire on Thursday but the polling officials told him he would not be allowed to vote without providing his identity.
Recall that in 2022, Johnson introduced the Elections Act which requires photo ID, a development that sparked intense criticisms from Britons.
The Electoral Commission, in 2023, had warned that the new law could exclude hundreds of thousands of people, including minorities and those with disabilities.
However, a spokesperson for Johnson confirmed he had forgotten the photo ID, but that he was able to cast his ballot after he returned with a valid ID.
