The government has now published its representation of the people bill. The headline measures in the bill is the plan to extend voting rights in all UK elections to 16 and 17-year-olds. But, as Jessica Elgot explains in our overnight story, the legislation will also tighten the rules intended to stop foreigners donating to political parties. Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donationsRead moreThere are more details in the government’s press release. The official explanatory notes, and other documents relevant to the bill, are available here. As Jess explains in her story, the Electoral Reform Society and Unlock Democracy, two groups campaigning for fairer politics, have both said the reforms do not go far enough. And this afternoon the Electoral Commission, the government’s elections watchdog, has also said the legislation needs to be “strengthened” to protect British politics from foreign money.
