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Farage Demands Police at Polls Amid Voting Coercion Claims

3/4/2026

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has called for police to patrol polling stations over family voting.
He says family voting involves coercion, particularly among Muslim voters in Greater Manchester, citing the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Farage has questioned the results after Hannah Spencer won and has reported concerns to police and the Electoral Commission, which are investigating under the 2023 law prohibiting influencing voters at polling booths.

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has called for police to patrol polling stations over family voting.
He says family voting involves coercion, particularly among Muslim voters in Greater Manchester, citing the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Farage has questioned the results after Hannah Spencer won and has reported concerns to police and the Electoral Commission, which are investigating under the 2023 law prohibiting influencing voters at polling booths.