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Farage Blasts UK Voting System, Calls for Voter Restrictions

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Nigel Farage criticizes UKs voting system, alleging widespread family voting in Manchester by-election, potentially tipping the scales against Reform UK. He plans to ban foreign nationals from voting and scrap postal ballots if his party gains power. Farage also accuses high immigration of introducing divisive habits and sectarian campaigns.

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Farage Blasts UK Voting System, Calls for Voter Restrictions

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Farage Blasts UK Voting System, Calls for Voter Restrictions. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 2nd, Niger Farage is set to blast the UK's voting system as sliding toward third-world standards after claims of widespread family voting in. Last week's Manchester by election. The reform UK leader points to illegal practices where one family member pressures another inside the polling booth, saying foreign-born voters tipped, the scales against his party. In the Gordon and Denton contest, the Green Party's Hannah Spencer took 40.7% of the vote to win. While reform UK's Matt Goodwin got 28.7% and labor-trailed at 25.4%. Observers from democracy volunteers noted record levels of this family voting, estimating and hit up to 1 in 8 ballots. Farage calls it a disgrace that commonwealth citizens like those from Pakistan can vote here if they're legal residents, and he claims reform UK led. Among British-born voters. He's vowing that if his party grabs power in the next general election, they'll ban four nationals from voting and scrap postal ballots altogether.

Reform UK has pushed greater Manchester police to probe 32 reported cases of family voting, which is a crime that can lead to jail time. Former Tory Robert Generic, now with reform, blames high immigration for bringing in divisive habits and sectarian campaigns like the Green's focus. From Gaza issues, meanwhile with 10% of local voters born in Pakistan and foreign-born making up over 20% in some wards, Farage slams Prime Minister. Keer Starmler for letting trust in elections erode, urging a fix to keep British polls fair.

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