Andy Burnham urged to make voting compulsory to avoid 'distorted' election results

Andy Burnham is being urged to make voting compulsory across Britain amid claims dwindling turnout is producing “distorted” election results.Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has thrown his weight behind calls to introduce a legal duty to participate in elections, with Britons potentially facing a fine for failing to cast a ballot.Lord Kinnock said compulsory voting was becoming “increasingly justified and necessary” as he warned falling turnout risked weakening accountability.He said: “When turnouts have fallen for various negative reasons, election results are consequently distorted, accountability can be diminished and disengagement from community obligations becomes habitual. TRENDING Stories Videos Your...

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