Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill
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Rushanara Ali, a former democracy minister, urged incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham to strengthen the elections bill, describing it as 'timid' and 'incremental'. Ali, who resigned last August, identified gaps in voting reform, cryptocurrency donations, and social media regulation. The call for bolder action focuses on election integrity and modernizing campaign finance laws.
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Ex-minister Rushanara Ali calls the bill 'timid and incremental'
Rushanara Ali resigned as democracy minister last August.
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Rushanara Ali said the draft legislation contained big gaps in voting reform, cryptocurrency donations and social media regulation.
Opinion- Ex-minister Rushanara Ali calls the bill 'timid and incremental'
- She urges incoming PM Andy Burnham to go further
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Loaded language removed<p>Ex-minister who helped write draft calls for bolder action on voting reform, crypto donations and social media</p><p>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.</p><p>Rushanara Ali, who resigned as democracy minister last…
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Rushanara Ali said the draft legislation contained big gaps in voting reform, cryptocurrency donations and social media regulation.
OpinionRushanara Ali resigned as democracy minister last August.
The GuardianRushanara Ali helped write the draft elections bill.
The GuardianAndy Burnham is the incoming prime minister.
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