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

Andy Burnham, the incoming British prime minister, faces immediate calls to strengthen the government's elections bill. The Guardian reports that Rushanara Ali, a former democracy minister, has criticized the draft as too timid and incremental. Ali, who helped draft the legislation before resigning last August, points to significant gaps in voting reform, cryptocurrency donations, and social media regulation. She's urging Burnham to be much bolder on those fronts.

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