In the UK, there's a whole range of groups that are particularly vulnerable to these changes. Younger voters also have fewer ID options from the new list that's available. The big challenge has been timing. Details of the new requirements weren't finalized until December 2022. It's left them not that much time to get the message out,. prepare people, prepare staff. And what about voters? Do they know what they need for election day?"
Deep in the mountains along the Thai border, a bloody civil war rages. Our correspondent gives us rare insight into one of the world’s oldest insurgencies. New, stringent election rules will soon be tested in Britain. We ask if voters are ready. And, the bubble tea franchise taking South-East Asia by storm.
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