ELECTIONS

Asian communities at risk of 'unscrupulous' campaigners, voting watchdog warns

Voters in some British Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities remain vulnerable to political peer pressure from ‘community leaders’, heightening the risks of electoral fraud, voting watchdogs have warned today.

Voters in some British Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities remain vulnerable to political peer pressure from ‘community leaders', heightening the risks of electoral fraud, voting watchdogs have warned today.

The fears were expressed in a slew of reports issued by the Electoral Commission today, which include two academic studies and a review on preventative actions being taken by council returning officer and the police in the run up to the May 7.

Jonathan Werran

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