Picture perfect?

Boris Johnson has been accused of attempting “voter suppression” with plans to make photographic identification compulsory when voting..

This is the most important democratic right we have and currently anyone can just walk in give a name and address and vote – it’s ludicrous. Voting should be the most strictly regulated event in democracy – the outcomes decide the fate of a nation. Why on Earth shouldn’t you be expected to produce ID?

Ewan Brown I used to help at polling stations and people just turned up and voted, anyone could claim to be another person. It also was an issue when people demanded a vote when they were not on the electoral register. ID is long overdue.

James Sanderson Is it 1984? I’m not against the principle of some form of identification, that’s absolutely fine. The timing is poorly chosen again though – it’s another attempt by a failing government to use tricks and subterfuge to stack the odds; not entirely a new concept, but the Tories are so desperate now that they are being too blatant about it. Have the decency to know when you’re beaten as a party and put the country first for a change.

Darren Ward You can’t pick up a letter at the post office without ID but currently anyone can vote in your name.

Stewart Kirkwood

This should have been done years ago. I do not see anything wrong with showing ID with a photo of yourself at polling stations.

Liz Cassells

130 allegations of voter fraud in 2015 out of 51.4 million votes (0.00025 per cent). 665 cases of fraud is often cited but this includes electoral fraud by political parties. Only one seat in the UK had a margin small enough that this level of voter fraud could have impacted (Gower, South Wales). Many of the 130 allegations may have been spurious, and there may be undetected fraud, but the levels of fraud we’re talking about hardly warrant disenfranchising sections of the electorate.

Alistair Ritchie There is NO problem to solve. ID fraud in UK elections is extremely low. This will disenfranchise millions, as it is designed to do. Aimed at those who do not currently possess such ID, which are mainly poorer citizens and least likely to vote Tory. A clear example of electoral gerrymandering.

David Howie How do you actually live in this day and age if you don’t have some form of ID, I’ve had to produce it for practically everything my house, my job, my car, my bank account, my credit cards etc.

Greig Scott Stopping electoral fraud is suppression? Only left-wing parties could come up with this.

Francis Ferguson There is almost no electoral fraud in the UK. This is inventing a problem that doesn’t exist. It’s the first step towards ID cards.

Bill Longmuir What’s wrong with that? ID cards should be compulsory.

Trudy Gourlay