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Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill

Politics The Guardian By Kiran Stacey Policy editor 15 Jul 2026 07:00 1 min read
Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill

Ex-minister who helped write draft calls for bolder action on voting reform, crypto donations and social media The government was “timid” and “incremental” when deciding what to include in its elections bill, a former minister who helped write it has said, as she urged the incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, to go further. Rushanara Ali, who resigned as democracy minister last August, said the draft legislation still contained big gaps when it came to voting reform, cryptocurrency donations a

Ex-minister who helped write draft calls for bolder action on voting reform, crypto donations and social media

The government was “timid” and “incremental” when deciding what to include in its elections bill, a former minister who helped write it has said, as she urged the incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, to go further.

Rushanara Ali, who resigned as democracy minister last August, said the draft legislation still contained big gaps when it came to voting reform, cryptocurrency donations and social media regulation.

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