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Representation Bill Amendment Targets Disinformation in Electoral Ads
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- The Representation of the People Bill includes an amendment, backed by 37 MPs, to regulate factual claims in electoral advertising.
- Alex Tait warns parties spread disinformation via unregulated electoral advertising.
- Andy Burnham says Russian interference affected the Brexit vote, which ended 51.9%-48.1%.
- Research found 41.4% of English wards in May’s local elections were decided by margins under 5%.
- Andy Burnham signed a voluntary honest-electoral-advertising code in 2024, supporting the amendment.
