https://www.rt.com/uk/516830-boris-johnson-voterid-aclu-trump/

As Boris Johnson prepares to introduce voter ID laws in the UK, US activist groups such as the ACLU have spoken out against the proposal, comparing its proponents to Donald Trump and warning it would “suppress the vote.”

Johnson is expected to introduce a bill this spring mandating photo ID at polling stations across the UK – a Conservative Party campaign promise during the 2019 General Election. While Northern Ireland, like the Irish Republic, already requires voters to prove their identity, the rest of the UK has thus far only asked them to confirm their name and address.

The proposal is opposed by the Labour Party, the Scottish National Party, the Social Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Greens. Now, three US activist groups have thrown their weight against the proposal too, the Guardian reported on Sunday.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and Common Cause all told the Guardian that voter ID laws would exclude vulnerable voters