Strategy for Elections Debate
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Nick Timothy
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Strategy for Elections
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Rushanara Ali
I refer my hon. Friend to my previous answer on the Labour party’s position: the Government have no plans to change the electoral system. He is of course right that we should always learn from international experience. We are certainly doing that on a range of different agendas, including some of the themes of this strategy, and we will continue to do so.
Nick Timothy (West Suffolk) (Con)
The Prime Minister has previously talked about extending the franchise to include additional foreign nationals. Will the Government take this opportunity to rule out ever extending the franchise to foreign nationals beyond existing rules?
Rushanara Ali
The focus of this strategy is on eligible voters in this country.