ID MOVE FURY

BORIS Johnson has been accused of trying to “rig” the next general election with plans to force voters to present photo ID.

Similar US schemes benefited Donald Trump’s Republicans by affecting the turnout among minorities and young people.

Some 3.5million British citizens do not have photo IDs.

Cat Smith, shadow minister for voter engagement, said: “Voter ID is a blatant attempt by the Tories to rig the result of the next election.”

Lib Dem MP Tom Brake added: “Boris Johnson is clearly taking a leaf out of Trump’s playbook by using false claims about voter fraud to suppress turnout.” two-year Parliamentary session to focus on Brexit.

Today’s Queen’s Speech is also set to include plans to scrap railway franchising, introduced when the Tories privatised the rail network in the 90s, and replace it with a “new commercial model”.

Criminal sanctions for breaching building regulations, after the Grenfell Tower disaster, are also on the cards.

Johnson’s agenda faces a vote next Monday or Tuesday. He is 40 votes short of a Commons majority and could see his proposals rejected.

It is likely the opposition would then call a vote of confidence to bring down the Government.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn dismissed the speech as a “party political broadcast from the steps of the throne” and said there was a “strong possibility” of an election before Christmas.

He added it was “ludicrous” for the Government to try to introduce new laws when it had no majority.