THE Tories’ Elections Bill poses a “serious threat” to the fairness of all future votes in Britain, a former electoral commissioner has warned. 

Writing for political website openDemocracy, Professor David Howarth, electoral commissioner between 2010 and 2018, said that he was appalled by the government’s plan to reduce the independence of the watchdog. 

Ministers face mounting pressure to drop the proposed legislation, set to return to Parliament this week, as an increasing number of organisations and figures condemn it as a “power grab.”