"Commonwealth voting was never really a problem until the age of mass immigration. It has now been impacting on our elections for a very, very long time. I do believe for national elections they should be voted in by British voters only... otherwise we get a really very, very perverse influence on our politics."
"Farage said postal voting was 'massively open to fraud and intimidation' and that it should only account for 1-2% of the overall vote. At the last general election more than a quarter of votes were cast by post."
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has expressed distrust in the current voting system and proposed significant changes to voting eligibility and postal voting procedures. He advocates for restricting general election voting rights to British citizens only, removing the right for Commonwealth citizens to participate while maintaining voting rights for Irish citizens. Farage argues that postal voting is vulnerable to fraud and intimidation, and should be limited to approximately 1-2% of total votes cast, reserved only for those with legitimate reasons such as age, working abroad, or being on holiday. He contends that Commonwealth voting has negatively impacted elections since mass immigration began. Currently, postal votes account for over a quarter of all votes cast, and eligibility is based on convenience rather than necessity.
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